Hikaru Nakamura vs Sergey Karjakin

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2018 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 3.2
Date 2018.06.12
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

8/5ppk/4b1p1/4Q3/r7/7P/6PK/8 b - - 2 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.h3 O-O
  7. 7.Nc3 Nd7
  8. 8.Be3 Re8
  9. 9.Ne2 Bb4+
  10. 10.Nd2 Nf8
  11. 11.a3 Bd6
  12. 12.O-O Ng6
  13. 13.Nc4 Be6
  14. 14.Nxd6 cxd6
  15. 15.f4 exf4
  16. 16.Nxf4 d5
  17. 17.Nxg6 hxg6
  18. 18.e5 d4
  19. 19.Bf4 c5
  20. 20.Qd2 Qd5
  21. 21.Rae1 c4
  22. 22.Rd1 Red8
  23. 23.Bg5 Rdc8
  24. 24.dxc4 Rxc4
  25. 25.b3 Rc5
  26. 26.Be7 Rc7
  27. 27.Bd6 Rc3
  28. 28.Bb4 Rc6
  29. 29.c4 Qxe5
  30. 30.Rde1 Qc7
  31. 31.Qxd4 Qb6
  32. 32.c5 Qd8
  33. 33.Qe3 Qd5
  34. 34.Rd1 Qxb3
  35. 35.Rd3 Qc4
  36. 36.Rf4 Qb5
  37. 37.Kh2 a5
  38. 38.a4 Qxb4
  39. 39.Rxb4 axb4
  40. 40.Qd2 Rxc5
  41. 41.Rd8+ Rxd8
  42. 42.Qxd8+ Kh7
  43. 43.Qb6 Rc8
  44. 44.Qxb7 b3
  45. 45.a5 Rc2
  46. 46.a6 Ra2
  47. 47.a7 b2
  48. 48.a8=Q Rxa8
  49. 49.Qxb2 Ra4
  50. 50.Qe5

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