Hikaru Nakamura vs Sergey Karjakin

chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017 · Nimzo-Larsen Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 71 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.18
Date 2017.12.16
Opening Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01)
Moves 71
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Final Position

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

3R4/1p3r1k/p5R1/6PP/5r2/8/8/6K1 w - - 15 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.b3 d5
  2. 2.Bb2 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg4
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.d4 Be7
  6. 6.Nbd2 O-O
  7. 7.Bd3 Nbd7
  8. 8.c4 c5
  9. 9.O-O cxd4
  10. 10.exd4 Rc8
  11. 11.c5 Bh5
  12. 12.b4 Bg6
  13. 13.Bxg6 hxg6
  14. 14.Re1 Ne8
  15. 15.b5 Bf6
  16. 16.Qb3 g5
  17. 17.h3 g6
  18. 18.Rac1 Ng7
  19. 19.a4 Re8
  20. 20.g4 Qc7
  21. 21.a5 a6
  22. 22.b6 Qf4
  23. 23.Qe3 Nb8
  24. 24.Bc3 Nc6
  25. 25.Nf1 Qxe3
  26. 26.Nxe3 Red8
  27. 27.Rcd1 Be7
  28. 28.Nc2 f6
  29. 29.Nb4 Nxb4
  30. 30.Bxb4 Kf7
  31. 31.Re3 Rc6
  32. 32.Ba3 Rdc8
  33. 33.Rde1 Bf8
  34. 34.Kg2 Be7
  35. 35.Bb2 Bf8
  36. 36.Kf1 Ne8
  37. 37.R3e2 Ng7
  38. 38.Kg2 Be7
  39. 39.Bc1 Bd8
  40. 40.Bd2 Be7
  41. 41.Rd1 Bd8
  42. 42.Kg1 Be7
  43. 43.Bb4 Bf8
  44. 44.Kf1 Be7
  45. 45.Ne1 e5
  46. 46.dxe5 Bxc5
  47. 47.exf6 Bxb4
  48. 48.fxg7 Bxa5
  49. 49.Rxd5 Bxe1
  50. 50.Rd7+ Kg8
  51. 51.Rxe1 Rxb6
  52. 52.Re5 Ra8
  53. 53.Ra5 Kh7
  54. 54.Rxg5 Rg8
  55. 55.h4 Rxg7
  56. 56.Rd8 Rf7
  57. 57.h5 Kh6
  58. 58.Rdd5 Rbf6
  59. 59.Kg1 Rxf2
  60. 60.Rxg6+ Kh7
  61. 61.Rdd6 R7f3
  62. 62.Rd7+ Kh8
  63. 63.Rd1 Rf7
  64. 64.g5 R2f4
  65. 65.Rh6+ Kg7
  66. 66.Rg6+ Kh8
  67. 67.Rd8+ Kh7
  68. 68.Rh6+ Kg7
  69. 69.Rg6+ Kh7
  70. 70.Rh6+ Kg7
  71. 71.Rg6+ Kh7

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