Hikaru Nakamura vs Sergey Karjakin

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2018 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 2.1
Date 2018.06.15
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/8/5kp1/2R1p2p/4P2P/1r4P1/5K2/8 w - - 6 58

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.Be3 Bd6
  8. 8.Nbd2 Nd7
  9. 9.Nf1 c5
  10. 10.Ng3 Nb8
  11. 11.Bg5 Be7
  12. 12.Bxe7 Qxe7
  13. 13.O-O Nc6
  14. 14.Nd2 Qg5
  15. 15.Nf3 Qe7
  16. 16.Qd2 f6
  17. 17.Nh4 Qe8
  18. 18.Nhf5 Be6
  19. 19.f4 c4
  20. 20.fxe5 fxe5
  21. 21.Rf3 cxd3
  22. 22.Raf1 Qg6
  23. 23.Qxd3 Qg5
  24. 24.Qb5 Rfb8
  25. 25.Qc5 Re8
  26. 26.b4 a6
  27. 27.a4 Qd2
  28. 28.b5 axb5
  29. 29.axb5 Qb4
  30. 30.Qe3 Bxf5
  31. 31.Nxf5 Nd4
  32. 32.Qg5 Nxf5
  33. 33.Qxf5 Qc5+
  34. 34.Kh2 Qe7
  35. 35.Qf7+ Qxf7
  36. 36.Rxf7 Rf8
  37. 37.R7f5 g6
  38. 38.R5f3 Rxf3
  39. 39.Rxf3 Ra5
  40. 40.Rb3 b6
  41. 41.Kg3 Ra4
  42. 42.Rc3 Rb4
  43. 43.Rxc7 Rxb5
  44. 44.Kg4 h6
  45. 45.Kf3 Rb1
  46. 46.Re7 Rb5
  47. 47.Ke3 Kf8
  48. 48.Rd7 Rb1
  49. 49.Rd6 Kf7
  50. 50.Rc6 h5
  51. 51.h4 b5
  52. 52.g3 b4
  53. 53.Rc5 b3
  54. 54.cxb3 Rxb3+
  55. 55.Kf2 Kf6
  56. 56.Rc6+ Kf7
  57. 57.Rc5 Kf6

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