Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin

5th Final Masters · 2012 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 67 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 5th Final Masters
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 3
Date 2012.09.26
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 67
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Final Position

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

8/8/N7/8/5pp1/1k6/4K3/8 w - - 0 68

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.Nbd2 d5
  6. 6.Bg2 Be7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Ne5 c5
  9. 9.dxc5 Qc7
  10. 10.Ndf3 bxc5
  11. 11.cxd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.Qc2 Nc6
  13. 13.Nxc6 Qxc6
  14. 14.Bg5 f6
  15. 15.Bd2 Qb6
  16. 16.Rfe1 Rfd8
  17. 17.a3 Rab8
  18. 18.Rab1 Bf8
  19. 19.h4 Qb3
  20. 20.Qe4 Nb6
  21. 21.Bc3 Bb7
  22. 22.Qg4 e5
  23. 23.Nd2 Qf7
  24. 24.Bxb7 Rxb7
  25. 25.Nf1 Nc4
  26. 26.Red1 Rdb8
  27. 27.Qe4 Nd6
  28. 28.Qc2 Qg6
  29. 29.Qxg6 hxg6
  30. 30.Nd2 Kf7
  31. 31.e3 Nb5
  32. 32.Ba5 Nd6
  33. 33.Rbc1 Rb5
  34. 34.Bc7 R8b7
  35. 35.Bxd6 Bxd6
  36. 36.Nc4 Be7
  37. 37.e4 Ke6
  38. 38.Kg2 Rb8
  39. 39.Rd2 Rd8
  40. 40.Rxd8 Bxd8
  41. 41.Rd1 Be7
  42. 42.Rd3 Rb8
  43. 43.Kf3 Rb7
  44. 44.Ke2 Rb8
  45. 45.Kd2 f5
  46. 46.Rd5 Rd8
  47. 47.Rxd8 Bxd8
  48. 48.Kd3 f4
  49. 49.Ke2 g5
  50. 50.gxf4 exf4
  51. 51.hxg5 Bxg5
  52. 52.Kf3 Bh4
  53. 53.a4 a6
  54. 54.b3 g5
  55. 55.Na5 Ke5
  56. 56.Nc6+ Kd6
  57. 57.Na5 Ke5
  58. 58.Nc4+ Kd4
  59. 59.a5 Bxf2
  60. 60.Kxf2 Kxe4
  61. 61.Nd6+ Kd5
  62. 62.Ne8 Kc6
  63. 63.Nf6 Kb5
  64. 64.Ne4 g4
  65. 65.Ke2 Kxa5
  66. 66.Nxc5 Kb4
  67. 67.Nxa6+ Kxb3

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