Hikaru Nakamura vs Sergey Karjakin

75th Tata Steel GpA · 2013 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 75th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 4.4
Date 2013.01.15
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

8/p3Q3/1k6/5P2/8/1P3KP1/P1qp3P/8 w - - 9 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.Nbd2 d5
  6. 6.Bg2 Be7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Ne5 c5
  9. 9.Nb3 Bb7
  10. 10.dxc5 bxc5
  11. 11.Bg5 Na6
  12. 12.Qd2 Rc8
  13. 13.Rac1 Qc7
  14. 14.Bxf6 Bxf6
  15. 15.Ng4 Be7
  16. 16.cxd5 exd5
  17. 17.Qa5 Qd7
  18. 18.Ne3 d4
  19. 19.Bxb7 Qxb7
  20. 20.Nf5 Rfe8
  21. 21.Nxe7+ Rxe7
  22. 22.Nxc5 Nxc5
  23. 23.Rxc5 h6
  24. 24.Rxc8+ Qxc8
  25. 25.Re1 Qa8
  26. 26.f3 Qc8
  27. 27.Qd5 Rd7
  28. 28.Qf5 g6
  29. 29.Qd3 Rd5
  30. 30.e4 Rc5
  31. 31.Re2 Rc4
  32. 32.Kg2 Qc5
  33. 33.e5 Kg7
  34. 34.Qe4 Rc1
  35. 35.f4 Qc4
  36. 36.e6 fxe6
  37. 37.b3 Qc5
  38. 38.Qxe6 Rc2
  39. 39.Qe4 Rxe2+
  40. 40.Qxe2 Qc3
  41. 41.Qe7+ Kg8
  42. 42.Qe4 d3
  43. 43.Qxg6+ Kf8
  44. 44.f5 Qc2+
  45. 45.Kf3 d2
  46. 46.Qxh6+ Ke8
  47. 47.Qe6+ Kd8
  48. 48.Qd6+ Kc8
  49. 49.Qe6+ Kc7
  50. 50.Qe7+ Kb6

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