Hikaru Nakamura vs Sergey Karjakin

Saint Louis Blitz 2017 · English Opening · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2017
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 16.3
Date 2017.08.18
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r3/p2r1kp1/1p1P1p2/2p1PRp1/P5N1/4P1P1/6K1/5R2 b - - 1 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 Bc5
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Nxd5 Qxd5
  9. 9.d3 Bb6
  10. 10.b4 e4
  11. 11.Ng5 Qd4
  12. 12.Be3 Qxb4
  13. 13.Nxe4 Bxe3
  14. 14.fxe3 Qe7
  15. 15.Qd2 Ne5
  16. 16.Rac1 c6
  17. 17.Nc5 Ng4
  18. 18.e4 b6
  19. 19.Na4 Bb7
  20. 20.d4 Rad8
  21. 21.h3 Ne5
  22. 22.e3 c5
  23. 23.Qc3 Ng6
  24. 24.d5 Ne5
  25. 25.Nb2 Ba6
  26. 26.Rf4 f6
  27. 27.Kh2 Rfe8
  28. 28.a4 Nf7
  29. 29.Nd1 Nd6
  30. 30.Nf2 Bc8
  31. 31.Qb2 Bd7
  32. 32.Qa2 h6
  33. 33.Nd3 Kh8
  34. 34.Rcf1 Bc8
  35. 35.R1f2 Ba6
  36. 36.Nb2 Qe5
  37. 37.Qb3 Re7
  38. 38.Qc2 Rc7
  39. 39.Nd1 Bc8
  40. 40.Nb2 Ba6
  41. 41.Bf1 Bxf1
  42. 42.Rxf1 Re8
  43. 43.Nd3 Qh5
  44. 44.e5 Nf7
  45. 45.d6 Rd7
  46. 46.Rf5 Ng5
  47. 47.h4 Qg4
  48. 48.hxg5 hxg5
  49. 49.Nf2 Qh5+
  50. 50.Kg2 Kg8
  51. 51.Qc4+ Qf7
  52. 52.Qxf7+ Kxf7
  53. 53.Ng4

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