Hikaru Nakamura vs Sergey Karjakin

11th Tal Mem Rapid 2018 · Réti Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 11th Tal Mem Rapid 2018
Site Moscow RUS
Round 8.5
Date 2018.03.04
Opening Réti Opening (A05)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

7r/8/6pk/p6b/qpBpPQ2/8/2P2P1P/6K1 b - - 11 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 c5
  3. 3.Bg2 Nc6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 e5
  6. 6.Nxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.Nd2 Be7
  8. 8.b3 Be6
  9. 9.Bb2 Nd7
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.e3 Qc7
  12. 12.Qe2 a5
  13. 13.a4 Rad8
  14. 14.Rad1 b5
  15. 15.Ra1 f6
  16. 16.Rfd1 Rb8
  17. 17.Bc3 b4
  18. 18.Bb2 Nb6
  19. 19.Rac1 Rfd8
  20. 20.e4 Bc5
  21. 21.Nf3 Bf8
  22. 22.Nd2 Bc5
  23. 23.Nf3 Bf8
  24. 24.Nd2 Bc5
  25. 25.Bf3 Rd6
  26. 26.Nf1 Rbd8
  27. 27.Rxd6 Qxd6
  28. 28.Bg4 Bf7
  29. 29.Ne3 g6
  30. 30.Rd1 Bd4
  31. 31.Bh3 c5
  32. 32.Qb5 Ra8
  33. 33.Bc1 h5
  34. 34.Bf1 Kg7
  35. 35.Qe2 Qc6
  36. 36.g4 Rh8
  37. 37.Qf3 hxg4
  38. 38.Qxg4 Be6
  39. 39.Qg3 Kf7
  40. 40.Bg2 c4
  41. 41.bxc4 Nxc4
  42. 42.Nf5 Qxa4
  43. 43.Nxd4 exd4
  44. 44.Bf1 Ne5
  45. 45.Bf4 Bg4
  46. 46.Bxe5 Bxd1
  47. 47.Bc4+ Kg7
  48. 48.Bxf6+ Kxf6
  49. 49.Qd6+ Kg7
  50. 50.Qe7+ Kh6
  51. 51.Qh4+ Bh5
  52. 52.Qf4+ Kh7
  53. 53.Qf7+ Kh6
  54. 54.Qf4+

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