Hikaru Nakamura vs Sergey Karjakin

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 93 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 6.1
Date 2019.05.11
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 93
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Final Position

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

8/8/3nN2k/5rR1/8/4K3/8/8 b - - 4 93

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 O-O
  9. 9.d4 d6
  10. 10.Be2 c6
  11. 11.dxe5 dxe5
  12. 12.Nd2 Be6
  13. 13.a4 Qb6
  14. 14.Qxb6 axb6
  15. 15.b3 Rfd8
  16. 16.Rfd1 Kf8
  17. 17.Rac1 Ke7
  18. 18.f3 Ne8
  19. 19.Kf2 Nd6
  20. 20.Nf1 Rd7
  21. 21.Ne3 Rad8
  22. 22.Re1 f6
  23. 23.g3 Ne8
  24. 24.h4 Nc7
  25. 25.Ra1 Na6
  26. 26.Red1 Nc5
  27. 27.Rxd7+ Rxd7
  28. 28.Ke1 g6
  29. 29.b4 Na6
  30. 30.c3 Nc7
  31. 31.b5 Bb3
  32. 32.bxc6 bxc6
  33. 33.Rb1 Bxa4
  34. 34.Rxb6 h5
  35. 35.Nc4 Ne6
  36. 36.Na5 Rc7
  37. 37.Bc4 Nc5
  38. 38.Be2 Nd7
  39. 39.Rb4 Nc5
  40. 40.Rb6 Nd7
  41. 41.Ra6 Nc5
  42. 42.Ra8 Bb5
  43. 43.Rh8 Ke6
  44. 44.Rb8 Nd7
  45. 45.Re8+ Kf7
  46. 46.Ra8 Nc5
  47. 47.Bc4+ Bxc4
  48. 48.Nxc4 Rd7
  49. 49.Ke2 Nb3
  50. 50.Rc8 c5
  51. 51.Rc6 Kg7
  52. 52.Nd6 Rd8
  53. 53.Rc7+ Kg8
  54. 54.Nc4 Nc1+
  55. 55.Kf2 Rd3
  56. 56.Nb6 Rxc3
  57. 57.Nd5 Rc2+
  58. 58.Ke1 Nd3+
  59. 59.Kd1 Rf2
  60. 60.Nxf6+ Kf8
  61. 61.Nh7+ Ke8
  62. 62.Nf6+ Kf8
  63. 63.Nh7+ Ke8
  64. 64.Ng5 c4
  65. 65.Ne6 Rxf3
  66. 66.Rxc4 Rxg3
  67. 67.Rc7 Nf4
  68. 68.Ng5 Rg4
  69. 69.Rc5 Rxh4
  70. 70.Rxe5+ Kd7
  71. 71.Ra5 Rg4
  72. 72.Nf3 Kc7
  73. 73.Kd2 h4
  74. 74.Ke3 h3
  75. 75.Nh2 Rh4
  76. 76.Kf3 Ne6
  77. 77.Kg3 Rxe4
  78. 78.Kxh3 Kd6
  79. 79.Nf3 Rb4
  80. 80.Kg3 Ke7
  81. 81.Ng5 Nd4
  82. 82.Ra6 Nf5+
  83. 83.Kf2 Rf4+
  84. 84.Ke2 Nd6
  85. 85.Ke3 Rf5
  86. 86.Nf3 Rf6
  87. 87.Ra7+ Kf8
  88. 88.Ng5 Rf5
  89. 89.Ne6+ Kg8
  90. 90.Rg7+ Kh8
  91. 91.Rxg6 Kh7
  92. 92.Rg7+ Kh6
  93. 93.Rg5

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