Hikaru Nakamura vs Sergey Karjakin

chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017 · Nimzo-Larsen Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.8
Date 2017.12.16
Opening Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

8/2R5/prN2np1/2p4k/3p3p/3P3P/2P2RPK/r7 w - - 12 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.b3 e5
  2. 2.Bb2 Nc6
  3. 3.e3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Bd6
  5. 5.Na3 e4
  6. 6.Nc4 Be7
  7. 7.Bxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.f3 O-O
  9. 9.fxe4 Nxe4
  10. 10.Nf3 Bf6
  11. 11.Bxf6 Nxf6
  12. 12.O-O d6
  13. 13.Nd4 c5
  14. 14.Nf5 g6
  15. 15.Ng3 Ba6
  16. 16.Qf3 Nd7
  17. 17.d3 Bxc4
  18. 18.bxc4 Qe7
  19. 19.Ne4 Kg7
  20. 20.Nc3 Ne5
  21. 21.Qg3 c6
  22. 22.Rab1 Rab8
  23. 23.Rb3 Rb6
  24. 24.h3 f5
  25. 25.Rfb1 Rfb8
  26. 26.Rf1 Rf8
  27. 27.Rfb1 Rfb8
  28. 28.Ne2 Nd7
  29. 29.Rf1 Re8
  30. 30.Rxf5 Qxe3+
  31. 31.Qxe3 Rxe3
  32. 32.Rf2 d5
  33. 33.cxd5 cxd5
  34. 34.Ra3 a6
  35. 35.Nc3 Nf6
  36. 36.Kh2 d4
  37. 37.Na4 Rc6
  38. 38.Nb2 h5
  39. 39.Rb3 h4
  40. 40.Nc4 Re1
  41. 41.Nd2 Ra1
  42. 42.Nf3 Rxa2
  43. 43.Rb7+ Kh6
  44. 44.Ne5 Re6
  45. 45.Nf7+ Kh5
  46. 46.Rc7 Ra5
  47. 47.Nd8 Rb6
  48. 48.Nc6 Ra1

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