Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin

18th Amber Rapid · 2009 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 62 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event 18th Amber Rapid
Site Nice FRA
Round 9
Date 2009.03.24
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4n3/3RP3/5b2/5P1p/P1K1k3/7P/8/8 b - - 0 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bxf6 Qxf6
  7. 7.e3 Nd7
  8. 8.Bd3 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 g6
  10. 10.O-O Bg7
  11. 11.e4 e5
  12. 12.d5 Nb6
  13. 13.Bb3 Bg4
  14. 14.Rc1 O-O
  15. 15.h3 Bxf3
  16. 16.Qxf3 Qxf3
  17. 17.gxf3 Rfd8
  18. 18.Rfd1 Bf6
  19. 19.dxc6 bxc6
  20. 20.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  21. 21.Nd1 Rd6
  22. 22.Rc5 Kf8
  23. 23.Kf1 h5
  24. 24.Ne3 Ke7
  25. 25.Ke2 Bg7
  26. 26.Nc2 Bh6
  27. 27.Ra5 Rd7
  28. 28.Rxe5+ Kd6
  29. 29.Ra5 Bg7
  30. 30.f4 Bxb2
  31. 31.e5+ Ke7
  32. 32.Nb4 Kf8
  33. 33.Nxc6 Bc1
  34. 34.Kf3 Rc7
  35. 35.Rc5 Ba3
  36. 36.Rc2 Nc8
  37. 37.Ke4 Kg7
  38. 38.Bxf7 Kxf7
  39. 39.Nd8+ Ke8
  40. 40.Rxc7 Kxd8
  41. 41.Rc3 Bb4
  42. 42.Rd3+ Ke7
  43. 43.f5 gxf5+
  44. 44.Kxf5 a5
  45. 45.f4 Nb6
  46. 46.Rg3 Nd5
  47. 47.a3 Be1
  48. 48.Rd3 Nc3
  49. 49.e6 a4
  50. 50.Rd7+ Ke8
  51. 51.Rd4 Ke7
  52. 52.Ke5 Nb5
  53. 53.Rxa4 Bc3+
  54. 54.Kd5 Nc7+
  55. 55.Kc4 Bf6
  56. 56.Ra7 Kd6
  57. 57.f5 Ne8
  58. 58.Rd7+ Ke5
  59. 59.Rd5+ Ke4
  60. 60.a4 Nc7
  61. 61.Rd7 Ne8
  62. 62.e7

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