Hikaru Nakamura vs Sergey Karjakin

Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 103 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 2.2
Date 2019.05.08
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 103
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Final Position

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

5k2/8/4K1nN/8/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 103

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O Nd4
  6. 6.Be3 Nxf3+
  7. 7.Qxf3 Bxe3
  8. 8.Qxe3 c6
  9. 9.Bc4 O-O
  10. 10.Bb3 d6
  11. 11.Nd2 a5
  12. 12.a4 Be6
  13. 13.Bxe6 fxe6
  14. 14.Qe2 Qc7
  15. 15.c3 Nd7
  16. 16.g3 h6
  17. 17.Kg2 Rf7
  18. 18.d4 exd4
  19. 19.cxd4 d5
  20. 20.Ra3 Qb6
  21. 21.Qd3 Rd8
  22. 22.Rb3 Qc7
  23. 23.Qe2 Nb6
  24. 24.Ra1 Nd7
  25. 25.Rf3 Rdf8
  26. 26.Raa3 Qb6
  27. 27.exd5 exd5
  28. 28.Rxf7 Rxf7
  29. 29.Rb3 Qc7
  30. 30.Qe8+ Rf8
  31. 31.Qe6+ Rf7
  32. 32.Nf3 Nf8
  33. 33.Qe8 Kh7
  34. 34.Ne5 Rf6
  35. 35.h4 b6
  36. 36.Rf3 Rxf3
  37. 37.Kxf3 Qd6
  38. 38.Qxc6 Qb4
  39. 39.Qe8 Qxd4
  40. 40.Kg2 Qe4+
  41. 41.f3 Qe2+
  42. 42.Kh3 d4
  43. 43.Qb5 Qxb5
  44. 44.axb5 Ne6
  45. 45.Kg2 Nc7
  46. 46.Nc4 Nxb5
  47. 47.Kf2 a4
  48. 48.Ke2 Kg6
  49. 49.Kd3 Kf7
  50. 50.Nxb6 a3
  51. 51.bxa3 Nxa3
  52. 52.Kxd4 Nb5+
  53. 53.Ke5 Nc3
  54. 54.Nc4 Kg6
  55. 55.g4 Kh7
  56. 56.Nd2 Kg6
  57. 57.Ne4 Ne2
  58. 58.f4 Ng1
  59. 59.h5+ Kh7
  60. 60.Nd2 Ne2
  61. 61.Nf3 Kg8
  62. 62.Nd4 Nc3
  63. 63.Nc6 Ne2
  64. 64.Ne7+ Kf7
  65. 65.Nf5 Kg8
  66. 66.Nd6 Kh7
  67. 67.Ne8 Kg8
  68. 68.Nc7 Kf7
  69. 69.Nb5 Kg8
  70. 70.Ke4 Kf8
  71. 71.Ke3 Nc1
  72. 72.Nd4 Na2
  73. 73.Kd3 Nb4+
  74. 74.Kc4 Na6
  75. 75.Nb5 Ke7
  76. 76.Nc3 Kf7
  77. 77.Nd5 Nb8
  78. 78.Kc5 Nd7+
  79. 79.Kd6 Nf8
  80. 80.Nc7 Nh7
  81. 81.Nd5 Nf8
  82. 82.Ne3 Ne6
  83. 83.Ke5 Nf8
  84. 84.Nc4 Nd7+
  85. 85.Kf5 Nc5
  86. 86.Nd6+ Kg8
  87. 87.Ne4 Nd7
  88. 88.g5 hxg5
  89. 89.fxg5 Kh7
  90. 90.Ke6 Nb6
  91. 91.Kf7 Nc4
  92. 92.Ke6 Ne3
  93. 93.Ng3 Nc4
  94. 94.Ne2 Kg8
  95. 95.Nd4 Ne3
  96. 96.Nf5 Ng2
  97. 97.Ne7+ Kh7
  98. 98.Nd5 Kg8
  99. 99.g6 Kf8
  100. 100.h6 Nh4
  101. 101.Ne7 gxh6
  102. 102.Nf5 Nxg6
  103. 103.Nxh6

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