Hikaru Nakamura vs Sergey Karjakin

GCT Rapid Paris 2017 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2017
Site Paris FRA
Round 2.3
Date 2017.06.21
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

8/6R1/8/8/5pk1/1r6/6K1/8 b - - 1 60

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.Ne5 Bb7
  12. 12.Qc2 Nbd7
  13. 13.Bf4 Nf8
  14. 14.Nb5 Ne6
  15. 15.Bh3 Nxf4
  16. 16.gxf4 c5
  17. 17.dxc5 bxc5
  18. 18.Bg2 a6
  19. 19.Nc3 Bd6
  20. 20.Na4 Qe7
  21. 21.Rac1 Bxe5
  22. 22.fxe5 Qxe5
  23. 23.h3 Qxe2
  24. 24.Qxe2 Rxe2
  25. 25.Nxc5 Bc8
  26. 26.Rfe1 Rxe1+
  27. 27.Rxe1 Kf8
  28. 28.Re5 Ra7
  29. 29.Bxd5 Bxh3
  30. 30.Bc4 Bc8
  31. 31.b4 Nd7
  32. 32.Rh5 h6
  33. 33.Nxa6 Nb6
  34. 34.Bf1 f5
  35. 35.b5 Re7
  36. 36.Nb4 Re1
  37. 37.Kg2 Kf7
  38. 38.Bd3 Kf6
  39. 39.Bc2 Be6
  40. 40.a4 Nxa4
  41. 41.Rh4 Nb6
  42. 42.Rd4 Bc4
  43. 43.Bd3 Bxd3
  44. 44.Nxd3 Rd1
  45. 45.Rd6+ Ke7
  46. 46.Rxb6 Rxd3
  47. 47.Rg6 Kf7
  48. 48.Rc6 Rb3
  49. 49.b6 f4
  50. 50.f3 h5
  51. 51.Rd6 g5
  52. 52.Rc6 h4
  53. 53.Rc7+ Kg6
  54. 54.b7 h3+
  55. 55.Kh2 g4
  56. 56.fxg4 Kg5
  57. 57.b8=Q Rxb8
  58. 58.Kxh3 Rb3+
  59. 59.Kg2 Kxg4
  60. 60.Rg7+

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