Hikaru Nakamura vs Sergey Karjakin

Saint Louis Blitz 2018 · Réti Opening · 0-1 in 77 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1.2
Date 2018.08.14
Opening Réti Opening (A05)
Moves 77
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/R7/4bk2/8/8/6Kp/pr6/5N2 w - - 6 78

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.b3 d5
  3. 3.Bb2 e6
  4. 4.g3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.c4 c5
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.O-O Nc6
  9. 9.d4 cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Bd7
  11. 11.Na3 Nxd4
  12. 12.Qxd4 Bf6
  13. 13.Qd2 Bc6
  14. 14.Nc4 Bxb2
  15. 15.Qxb2 b5
  16. 16.Ne5 Bb7
  17. 17.a4 bxa4
  18. 18.Rfd1 Qe7
  19. 19.e4 Nb6
  20. 20.bxa4 Rad8
  21. 21.a5 Na4
  22. 22.Qb3 Nc5
  23. 23.Qb4 Qc7
  24. 24.Qc3 Na6
  25. 25.Qxc7 Nxc7
  26. 26.Rdc1 Nb5
  27. 27.a6 Ba8
  28. 28.f3 Nd4
  29. 29.Rc7 f6
  30. 30.Nc4 Rf7
  31. 31.Rxf7 Kxf7
  32. 32.Kf2 e5
  33. 33.Rc1 Bc6
  34. 34.Ne3 Rb8
  35. 35.Nc4 Ke7
  36. 36.Bf1 Rb4
  37. 37.Na5 Kd6
  38. 38.Bd3 Rb2+
  39. 39.Ke3 Rxh2
  40. 40.Nc4+ Kc7
  41. 41.f4 Nb3
  42. 42.Rc3 exf4+
  43. 43.Kxf4 Nc5
  44. 44.Na5 Nxd3+
  45. 45.Rxd3 Rf2+
  46. 46.Ke3 Ra2
  47. 47.Nb3 Ra3
  48. 48.Kd4 Bb5
  49. 49.Rc3+ Kd6
  50. 50.g4 Bxa6
  51. 51.g5 Ra4+
  52. 52.Ke3 Bc4
  53. 53.Nd2 Be6
  54. 54.gxf6 gxf6
  55. 55.Kf4 a5
  56. 56.Rd3+ Ke7
  57. 57.Rc3 h5
  58. 58.Rc5 h4
  59. 59.Rh5 h3
  60. 60.Rh7+ Kf8
  61. 61.Nf3 Rb4
  62. 62.Ra7 a4
  63. 63.Ke3 Bg4
  64. 64.Nh2 Bh5
  65. 65.Kf4 Bg6
  66. 66.Kg3 Rb3+
  67. 67.Kf4 a3
  68. 68.Ng4 Bh5
  69. 69.Nh2 Ke8
  70. 70.Ra5 Bd1
  71. 71.e5 fxe5+
  72. 72.Rxe5+ Kf7
  73. 73.Ra5 Rb2
  74. 74.Nf1 a2
  75. 75.Kg3 Bb3
  76. 76.Ra3 Be6
  77. 77.Ra7+ Kf6

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