Hikaru Nakamura vs Sergey Karjakin

8th Tal Memorial · 2013 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event 8th Tal Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 3.4
Date 2013.06.15
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7r/2nP1k2/1p6/p1p2BP1/P1P4p/5p2/5K2/4R3 b - - 1 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Bd2 Bg7
  6. 6.e4 Nxc3
  7. 7.Bxc3 c5
  8. 8.d5 Bxc3+
  9. 9.bxc3 O-O
  10. 10.Nf3 e6
  11. 11.Be2 exd5
  12. 12.exd5 Bg4
  13. 13.O-O Nd7
  14. 14.h3 Bxf3
  15. 15.Bxf3 Ne5
  16. 16.Be2 Qd6
  17. 17.Rb1 b6
  18. 18.Re1 Rfd8
  19. 19.Ba6 Rab8
  20. 20.c4 Nd7
  21. 21.Bb5 Nf6
  22. 22.Qe2 Rb7
  23. 23.Rb3 Nh5
  24. 24.Re3 Ng7
  25. 25.g4 Kf8
  26. 26.a4 f5
  27. 27.Re5 fxg4
  28. 28.hxg4 Rf7
  29. 29.Qe3 Qf6
  30. 30.Re2 Qf4
  31. 31.Qxf4 Rxf4
  32. 32.R5e4 Rxe4
  33. 33.Rxe4 h5
  34. 34.f3 Kf7
  35. 35.Kg2 Kf6
  36. 36.Re1 g5
  37. 37.Kg3 Rh8
  38. 38.Bc6 Kf7
  39. 39.d6 h4+
  40. 40.Kh2 Kf6
  41. 41.d7 Ne6
  42. 42.Bd5 Nc7
  43. 43.Be4 Ne6
  44. 44.Bd5 Nc7
  45. 45.f4 gxf4
  46. 46.g5+ Kg6
  47. 47.Re5 Rd8
  48. 48.Be4+ Kf7
  49. 49.Bf5 Rh8
  50. 50.Kg2 a5
  51. 51.Kf2 f3
  52. 52.Re1

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