Hikaru Nakamura vs Sergey Karjakin

5th Sinquefield Cup 2017 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 5th Sinquefield Cup 2017
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 9.4
Date 2017.08.11
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

4r1k1/6pp/4bp2/8/8/6PP/5PB1/2R3K1 w - - 0 35

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 Bg4
  14. 14.h3 Bh5
  15. 15.Rb1 Qe7
  16. 16.Qd2 Rad8
  17. 17.Nc3 f6
  18. 18.Nd5 Qd7
  19. 19.Rfc1 Bf7
  20. 20.Bxb6 axb6
  21. 21.Nb4 Nd4
  22. 22.Nc2 Nc6
  23. 23.Nb4 Nd4
  24. 24.e3 Nf5
  25. 25.d4 c5
  26. 26.Nc2 cxd4
  27. 27.Nxd4 Nxd4
  28. 28.exd4 Qxd4
  29. 29.Qxd4 Rxd4
  30. 30.Rxb6 Bxa2
  31. 31.Rxb7 Rdd8
  32. 32.Ra7 Be6
  33. 33.Re7 Rfe8
  34. 34.Rxe8+ Rxe8

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