Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin

Corus A · 2009 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 79 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 6
Date 2009.01.23
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 79
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Final Position

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

r7/8/8/7R/P4k2/5r1K/5R2/8 w - - 0 80

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 a6
  5. 5.Bd3 Bg4
  6. 6.Nbd2 Nbd7
  7. 7.Qc2 e6
  8. 8.O-O dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 Be7
  10. 10.e4 O-O
  11. 11.Bd3 h6
  12. 12.h3 Bh5
  13. 13.e5 Nd5
  14. 14.g4 Nb4
  15. 15.Bh7+ Kh8
  16. 16.Qb1 f5
  17. 17.exf6 Nxf6
  18. 18.gxh5 Nxh7
  19. 19.Ne5 Kg8
  20. 20.Qg6 Rf6
  21. 21.Qg4 Ng5
  22. 22.Ndc4 Nd5
  23. 23.h4 Nf7
  24. 24.Kh1 Bf8
  25. 25.Be3 Ne7
  26. 26.Nb6 Ra7
  27. 27.Ned7 Rf5
  28. 28.Rg1 Nd5
  29. 29.Nxd5 Rxd5
  30. 30.Nxf8 Qxf8
  31. 31.Rg3 Ra8
  32. 32.Rag1 Kh8
  33. 33.Qxe6 Rxh5
  34. 34.Qg4 g6
  35. 35.d5 Ne5
  36. 36.Bd4 Qf6
  37. 37.Bxe5 Qxe5
  38. 38.dxc6 bxc6
  39. 39.Rd1 Rg8
  40. 40.Qd4 Qxd4
  41. 41.Rxd4 g5
  42. 42.Rc3 Rf8
  43. 43.Kg1 Rf6
  44. 44.hxg5 Rxg5+
  45. 45.Kf1 Kg7
  46. 46.Rdc4 Ra5
  47. 47.a3 Rb5
  48. 48.Rc2 Rd6
  49. 49.a4 Rb6
  50. 50.b4 a5
  51. 51.bxa5 Ra6
  52. 52.Rg4+ Kf7
  53. 53.Rc5 Rd5
  54. 54.Rgc4 Rxa5
  55. 55.Rxc6 Rd1+
  56. 56.Ke2 Ra1
  57. 57.Rf4+ Ke7
  58. 58.Rcc4 h5
  59. 59.Rb4 Ra2+
  60. 60.Kf3 Ra3+
  61. 61.Kg2 Ke6
  62. 62.Rbe4+ Kd6
  63. 63.f3 Ra2+
  64. 64.Kh3 Ra1
  65. 65.Rd4+ Ke6
  66. 66.Rb4 Rg5
  67. 67.Rfe4+ Kf6
  68. 68.Rf4+ Ke6
  69. 69.Rb6+ Ke7
  70. 70.Rb2 Rh1+
  71. 71.Rh2 Ra1
  72. 72.Kh4 Rg8
  73. 73.Rd4 Kf6
  74. 74.Rf4+ Ke5
  75. 75.Rb4 Kf5
  76. 76.Kh3 Ra3
  77. 77.Rf2 Ra8
  78. 78.Rb5+ Kf4
  79. 79.Rxh5 Rxf3+

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