Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin

Blindfold World Cup · 2007 · Semi-Slav Defense · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 0-1
Event Blindfold World Cup
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 6
Date 2007.10.18
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D47)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2b4r/5k2/1B1bpp2/P1N2p2/5Pn1/1B6/4K2p/7R w - - 1 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Nf3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bd3 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 b5
  8. 8.Bd3 Bb7
  9. 9.e4 b4
  10. 10.Na4 c5
  11. 11.e5 Nd5
  12. 12.O-O cxd4
  13. 13.Re1 g6
  14. 14.Bg5 Qa5
  15. 15.Nd2 Rc8
  16. 16.Nc4 Rxc4
  17. 17.Bxc4 Bg7
  18. 18.Rc1 Nxe5
  19. 19.Rxe5 Bxe5
  20. 20.Qe2 Nc7
  21. 21.Bh6 Bd6
  22. 22.Bb3 Qf5
  23. 23.Rd1 Ke7
  24. 24.Rxd4 Rd8
  25. 25.Rd1 Nd5
  26. 26.g4 Nf4
  27. 27.gxf5 Nxe2+
  28. 28.Kf1 Ba6
  29. 29.Ke1 gxf5
  30. 30.Be3 Ng1
  31. 31.f4 Nf3+
  32. 32.Kf2 Nxh2
  33. 33.Bxa7 Ng4+
  34. 34.Ke1 h5
  35. 35.Nc5 Bc8
  36. 36.Bb6 Rh8
  37. 37.a4 bxa3
  38. 38.bxa3 h4
  39. 39.Ke2 h3
  40. 40.a4 h2
  41. 41.Rh1 f6
  42. 42.a5 Kf7

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