Hikaru Nakamura vs Sergey Karjakin

FIDE Candidates 2016 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 9.4
Date 2016.03.21
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

r7/4q1pk/7p/1Q6/7P/1p4P1/6RK/8 w - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.b3 Bb4+
  6. 6.Bd2 Be7
  7. 7.Nc3 d5
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Bg2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Re8
  11. 11.Rb1 Nbd7
  12. 12.b4 Bc4
  13. 13.Bf4 Ne4
  14. 14.Nxe4 dxe4
  15. 15.Nd2 Bxa2
  16. 16.Bxe4 Bxb1
  17. 17.Qxb1 Nf6
  18. 18.Bxa8 Qxa8
  19. 19.e4 Rd8
  20. 20.Be3 Ng4
  21. 21.h3 Nxe3
  22. 22.fxe3 a5
  23. 23.bxa5 Qxa5
  24. 24.Qc2 Qg5
  25. 25.Rf3 c5
  26. 26.Qb3 cxd4
  27. 27.Qxf7+ Kh8
  28. 28.h4 Qe5
  29. 29.Nc4 Qxe4
  30. 30.Rf4 Qb1+
  31. 31.Kh2 Rg8
  32. 32.exd4 b5
  33. 33.Ne5 Bd6
  34. 34.Qd5 Qc2+
  35. 35.Kg1 Bxe5
  36. 36.dxe5 Qe2
  37. 37.Rf2 Qe3
  38. 38.Kg2 b4
  39. 39.e6 h6
  40. 40.Qd7 Qe4+
  41. 41.Kh2 Kh7
  42. 42.e7 Ra8
  43. 43.Rg2 b3
  44. 44.Qb5 Qxe7

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