Hikaru Nakamura vs Sergey Karjakin

4th Zurich CC Classical · 2015 · English Opening · 1-0 in 27 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event 4th Zurich CC Classical
Site Zurich SUI
Round 3.3
Date 2015.02.16
Opening English Opening (A33)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r4/2kNb2p/2b1p3/1p4p1/4P3/P1R3P1/KP5P/3R4 b - - 2 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 e6
  6. 6.g3 Qb6
  7. 7.Ndb5 Ne5
  8. 8.Bf4 Nfg4
  9. 9.Qa4 g5
  10. 10.Bxe5 Qxf2+
  11. 11.Kd1 Nxe5
  12. 12.Nc7+ Kd8
  13. 13.Nxa8 Qd4+
  14. 14.Kc2 Nxc4
  15. 15.e4 Ne3+
  16. 16.Kb3 Qd2
  17. 17.a3 Qc2+
  18. 18.Ka2 Qxa4
  19. 19.Nxa4 Nxf1
  20. 20.Rhxf1 b5
  21. 21.N4b6 axb6
  22. 22.Nxb6 Bb7
  23. 23.Rxf7 Bc6
  24. 24.Rd1 Be7
  25. 25.Rf3 Kc7
  26. 26.Nxd7 Rd8
  27. 27.Rc3

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