Hikaru Nakamura vs Sergey Karjakin

6th Norway Chess 2018 · English Opening · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event 6th Norway Chess 2018
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 8.4
Date 2018.06.06
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5npk/R6p/5K2/6PP/8/8/8 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 Bb4
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O e4
  7. 7.Ng5 Bxc3
  8. 8.bxc3 Re8
  9. 9.f3 exf3
  10. 10.Nxf3 d5
  11. 11.d4 dxc4
  12. 12.Bg5 h6
  13. 13.Bxf6 Qxf6
  14. 14.Nd2 Qe7
  15. 15.e4 Na5
  16. 16.e5 Be6
  17. 17.Ne4 Rad8
  18. 18.Qh5 b5
  19. 19.Nf6+ Kh8
  20. 20.d5 Bxd5
  21. 21.Bxd5 Rxd5
  22. 22.Nxe8 Rxe5
  23. 23.Qxf7 Qxe8
  24. 24.Qxe8+ Rxe8
  25. 25.Rae1 Rxe1
  26. 26.Rxe1 c5
  27. 27.Kf2 b4
  28. 28.Ke3 bxc3
  29. 29.Rc1 Nc6
  30. 30.Rxc3 Nb4
  31. 31.Rxc4 Nxa2
  32. 32.Rxc5 Nb4
  33. 33.Ke4 Kh7
  34. 34.Rc4 a5
  35. 35.Rc5 a4
  36. 36.Ra5 Nc6
  37. 37.Rxa4 Nd8
  38. 38.Ra6 Nf7
  39. 39.Kf5 Nh8
  40. 40.h4 Nf7
  41. 41.g4

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