Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2014 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vugar Gashimov Mem 2014
Site Shamkir AZE
Round 8.2
Date 2014.04.28
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

8/5ppp/p1k1p3/1p2P3/1PP3P1/2BK1PbP/8/8 b - - 9 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.Nbd2 Bb7
  6. 6.Bg2 Be7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.b3 c5
  9. 9.Bb2 cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Bxg2
  11. 11.Kxg2 Nc6
  12. 12.Nxc6 dxc6
  13. 13.e4 Qd3
  14. 14.e5 Ne4
  15. 15.Nf3 Rfd8
  16. 16.Re1 Nc5
  17. 17.Nd4 Rac8
  18. 18.Re3 Qxd1
  19. 19.Rxd1 Nxb3
  20. 20.axb3 c5
  21. 21.Red3 cxd4
  22. 22.Rxd4 Kf8
  23. 23.Kf3 Ke8
  24. 24.Ke4 Bc5
  25. 25.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  26. 26.Rxd8+ Kxd8
  27. 27.f3 Kc7
  28. 28.Bc3 Kc6
  29. 29.Kd3 b5
  30. 30.b4 Bg1
  31. 31.h3 Bf2
  32. 32.g4 Bg3
  33. 33.Kd4 a6
  34. 34.Kd3 Bf2
  35. 35.Bd2 Bg3
  36. 36.Bc3 Bf2
  37. 37.Bd2 Bg3
  38. 38.Bc3

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