Hikaru Nakamura vs Sergey Karjakin

9th Masters Final 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 9th Masters Final 2016
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 9.1
Date 2016.07.22
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

2R5/5ppk/4p2p/7P/5P2/6P1/1r3P2/6K1 w - - 7 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Bf4 dxc4
  6. 6.e3 b5
  7. 7.Nxb5 Bb4+
  8. 8.Nc3 Nd5
  9. 9.a3 Nxc3
  10. 10.Qd2 Nd5
  11. 11.axb4 Nxf4
  12. 12.exf4 Bb7
  13. 13.Be2 O-O
  14. 14.O-O Nb6
  15. 15.Ne5 Qd6
  16. 16.Rfd1 Rfb8
  17. 17.Rac1 a6
  18. 18.h4 Bd5
  19. 19.h5 h6
  20. 20.Re1 Rb7
  21. 21.Nxc4 Nxc4
  22. 22.Bxc4 Bxc4
  23. 23.Rxc4 Rab8
  24. 24.Ra1 Rxb4
  25. 25.Rxb4 Qxb4
  26. 26.Qxb4 Rxb4
  27. 27.Rxa6 Rxd4
  28. 28.Ra8+ Kh7
  29. 29.g3 Rb4
  30. 30.Ra7 Rxb2
  31. 31.Rxc7 Kg8
  32. 32.Rc8+ Kh7
  33. 33.Rc7 Kg8
  34. 34.Rc8+ Kh7

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