Hikaru Nakamura vs Sergey Karjakin

GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 10.1
Date 2018.06.24
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

8/6p1/8/5P2/P1nN1k2/7p/8/6K1 w - - 2 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.c5 Nh5
  8. 8.Bd3 Nxf4
  9. 9.exf4 b6
  10. 10.b4 a5
  11. 11.a3 c6
  12. 12.O-O Qc7
  13. 13.g3 Ba6
  14. 14.Bxa6 Rxa6
  15. 15.Qe2 Rfa8
  16. 16.b5 cxb5
  17. 17.Nxd5 exd5
  18. 18.Qxe7 Rc8
  19. 19.Rfb1 bxc5
  20. 20.Rxb5 Re6
  21. 21.Qg5 h6
  22. 22.Qxd5 Rd6
  23. 23.Qc4 cxd4
  24. 24.Qxc7 Rxc7
  25. 25.Rxa5 d3
  26. 26.Rd1 Kh7
  27. 27.Rb5 Rc2
  28. 28.Rb4 Nc5
  29. 29.Rd4 Rxd4
  30. 30.Nxd4 Ra2
  31. 31.Nb5 Kg6
  32. 32.Kg2 f5
  33. 33.Kf3 Ne4
  34. 34.Rxd3 Rxf2+
  35. 35.Ke3 Rxh2
  36. 36.g4 Rh3+
  37. 37.Kd4 Rxd3+
  38. 38.Kxd3 Nc5+
  39. 39.Kd4 Nb3+
  40. 40.Kc3 Na5
  41. 41.gxf5+ Kxf5
  42. 42.Nd4+ Kg4
  43. 43.Kd3 h5
  44. 44.f5 h4
  45. 45.Ke2 Nc4
  46. 46.a4 Kg3
  47. 47.Kf1 h3
  48. 48.Kg1 Kf4

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