Hikaru Nakamura vs Sergey Karjakin

20th Amber Rapid · 2011 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 20th Amber Rapid
Site Monaco MNC
Round 10
Date 2011.03.23
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E21)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/8/7k/8/1K6/8/8 w - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Nf3 c5
  5. 5.g3 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Ne4
  7. 7.Qd3 Nxc3
  8. 8.bxc3 Be7
  9. 9.Bf4 Nc6
  10. 10.Bg2 O-O
  11. 11.O-O g5
  12. 12.Bc1 Ne5
  13. 13.Qc2 Nxc4
  14. 14.e4 Qa5
  15. 15.Rb1 Na3
  16. 16.Bxa3 Qxa3
  17. 17.e5 d5
  18. 18.f4 gxf4
  19. 19.Rxf4 f5
  20. 20.exf6 Bxf6
  21. 21.Rbf1 Qe7
  22. 22.Qf2 Bg7
  23. 23.Qe3 Bd7
  24. 24.Bxd5 Rxf4
  25. 25.Rxf4 Qc5
  26. 26.Bxe6+ Bxe6
  27. 27.Qxe6+ Kh8
  28. 28.Kg2 Qxc3
  29. 29.Nf3 Qc2+
  30. 30.Kh3 Qc8
  31. 31.Qxc8+ Rxc8
  32. 32.Rf7 Rb8
  33. 33.Ng5 a5
  34. 34.Ne6 Bb2
  35. 35.Kg4 a4
  36. 36.Kf5 b5
  37. 37.Ra7 a3
  38. 38.Ng5 Rf8+
  39. 39.Ke4 Re8+
  40. 40.Kd3 Rd8+
  41. 41.Kc2 Rd5
  42. 42.Rxh7+ Kg8
  43. 43.Rh5 b4
  44. 44.g4 Rd2+
  45. 45.Kb3 Bc3
  46. 46.Ne4 Rb2+
  47. 47.Kc4 Rxa2
  48. 48.Nxc3 bxc3
  49. 49.Kxc3 Rg2
  50. 50.Ra5 Rxg4
  51. 51.Rxa3 Rh4
  52. 52.Rb3 Rh3+
  53. 53.Kb4 Rxb3+
  54. 54.Kxb3 Kg7
  55. 55.h4 Kg6
  56. 56.h5+ Kxh5

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