Hikaru Nakamura vs Sergey Karjakin

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2014 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vugar Gashimov Mem 2014
Site Shamkir AZE
Round 5.1
Date 2014.04.24
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/1R3pk1/8/8/2r5/6P1/5K2/8 w - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 b6
  3. 3.g3 c5
  4. 4.Bg2 Bb7
  5. 5.O-O g6
  6. 6.Nc3 Bg7
  7. 7.d4 cxd4
  8. 8.Qxd4 d6
  9. 9.Rd1 Nbd7
  10. 10.Be3 Rc8
  11. 11.Rac1 a6
  12. 12.b3 O-O
  13. 13.Qh4 Re8
  14. 14.Bh3 Ba8
  15. 15.g4 b5
  16. 16.cxb5 Qa5
  17. 17.Bd2 Bxf3
  18. 18.exf3 Ne5
  19. 19.Kg2 g5
  20. 20.Qxg5 axb5
  21. 21.Qe3 b4
  22. 22.Ne2 Nd5
  23. 23.Qe4 Rxc1
  24. 24.Bxc1 e6
  25. 25.f4 Nf6
  26. 26.Qb7 Nexg4
  27. 27.Qf3 h5
  28. 28.Rxd6 Qxa2
  29. 29.Ng3 Qxf2+
  30. 30.Qxf2 Nxf2
  31. 31.Kxf2 h4
  32. 32.Kf3 hxg3
  33. 33.hxg3 Ra8
  34. 34.f5 Bf8
  35. 35.Rc6 Nd7
  36. 36.Rc7 Nc5
  37. 37.Be3 Ra5
  38. 38.fxe6 Nxe6
  39. 39.Rc8 Kg7
  40. 40.Bf1 Rf5+
  41. 41.Kg2 Bc5
  42. 42.Bd3 Re5
  43. 43.Bxc5 Rxc5
  44. 44.Rb8 Rc3
  45. 45.Bc4 Nd4
  46. 46.Rxb4 Nf5
  47. 47.Rb7 Ne3+
  48. 48.Kf2 Nxc4
  49. 49.bxc4 Rxc4

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