Hikaru Nakamura vs Sergey Karjakin

6th Sinquefield Cup 2018 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th Sinquefield Cup 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 8.5
Date 2018.08.26
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (E10)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/r4p2/1R1k2p1/p3r2p/R1P4P/6P1/5PK1/8 b - - 11 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 Bb4+
  5. 5.Bd2 Be7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.Nc3 c6
  9. 9.Bf4 dxc4
  10. 10.e4 Re8
  11. 11.a4 b6
  12. 12.d5 exd5
  13. 13.exd5 Bb7
  14. 14.a5 bxa5
  15. 15.d6 Bf8
  16. 16.Nd2 Nd5
  17. 17.Nxd5 cxd5
  18. 18.Nxc4 dxc4
  19. 19.Bxb7 Rb8
  20. 20.Bd5 Ne5
  21. 21.d7 Qxd7
  22. 22.Rxa5 Rbd8
  23. 23.Bxe5 Bb4
  24. 24.Ra4 a5
  25. 25.Bc3 Bxc3
  26. 26.bxc3 Qxd5
  27. 27.Qxd5 Rxd5
  28. 28.Rxc4 Ra8
  29. 29.Ra1 Kf8
  30. 30.Raa4 Ra7
  31. 31.Rc8+ Ke7
  32. 32.c4 Re5
  33. 33.h4 Kd6
  34. 34.Kg2 h5
  35. 35.Rd8+ Ke7
  36. 36.Rc8 g6
  37. 37.Rb8 Kd6
  38. 38.Rb6+ Kc5
  39. 39.Rb5+ Kd6
  40. 40.Rb6+ Kc5
  41. 41.Rb5+ Kd6
  42. 42.Rb6+

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