Hikaru Nakamura vs Peter Svidler

FIDE Candidates 2016 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 64 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Peter Svidler
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 3.1
Date 2016.03.13
Opening Slav Defense (D16)
Moves 64
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Final Position

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

8/8/7k/5K1p/1r6/8/8/6R1 b - - 6 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 e6
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.Bxc4 Nc6
  8. 8.O-O cxd4
  9. 9.exd4 Be7
  10. 10.Qe2 O-O
  11. 11.Rd1 Nb4
  12. 12.Bg5 h6
  13. 13.Bxf6 Bxf6
  14. 14.Ne4 b6
  15. 15.Ne5 Bh4
  16. 16.g3 Be7
  17. 17.Nc3 Bf6
  18. 18.d5 Qc7
  19. 19.d6 Qc5
  20. 20.Ng4 Bxc3
  21. 21.bxc3 Nc6
  22. 22.Rab1 a6
  23. 23.d7 Bb7
  24. 24.Bd3 Rfd8
  25. 25.Qe4 Kf8
  26. 26.Qh7 h5
  27. 27.Ne3 Ne5
  28. 28.Be4 Bxe4
  29. 29.Qxe4 Ra7
  30. 30.Nd5 Ng4
  31. 31.Ne3 Nf6
  32. 32.Qb4 Qxb4
  33. 33.Rxb4 Nxd7
  34. 34.Rxb6 Nxb6
  35. 35.Rxd8+ Ke7
  36. 36.Rd4 a5
  37. 37.Nc4 Nd5
  38. 38.Rd3 Rc7
  39. 39.Nxa5 Nxc3
  40. 40.Kg2 Nxa4
  41. 41.Ra3 Nc3
  42. 42.Nb3 g5
  43. 43.Nd2 f5
  44. 44.h3 Kf6
  45. 45.g4 Nd5
  46. 46.gxf5 Kxf5
  47. 47.Nf1 Nf4+
  48. 48.Kg3 Rc1
  49. 49.Ne3+ Kg6
  50. 50.Kh2 Rb1
  51. 51.Ng2 Rb2
  52. 52.Nxf4+ gxf4
  53. 53.Kg1 e5
  54. 54.Ra5 Re2
  55. 55.h4 f3
  56. 56.Kh2 Rxf2+
  57. 57.Kg3 Re2
  58. 58.Kxf3 Re1
  59. 59.Ra8 Rh1
  60. 60.Ke4 Rxh4+
  61. 61.Kxe5 Rb4
  62. 62.Rg8+ Kh7
  63. 63.Rg1 Kh6
  64. 64.Kf5

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