Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin

WCh 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 78 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh 2016
Site New York USA
Round 3
Date 2016.11.14
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 78
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/7K/2N3R1/1P5p/5k2/r7 w - - 4 79

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.d4 Bf6
  10. 10.Re2 b6
  11. 11.Re1 Re8
  12. 12.Bf4 Rxe1
  13. 13.Qxe1 Qe7
  14. 14.Nc3 Bb7
  15. 15.Qxe7 Bxe7
  16. 16.a4 a6
  17. 17.g3 g5
  18. 18.Bxd6 Bxd6
  19. 19.Bg2 Bxg2
  20. 20.Kxg2 f5
  21. 21.Nd5 Kf7
  22. 22.Ne3 Kf6
  23. 23.Nc4 Bf8
  24. 24.Re1 Rd8
  25. 25.f4 gxf4
  26. 26.gxf4 b5
  27. 27.axb5 axb5
  28. 28.Ne3 c6
  29. 29.Kf3 Ra8
  30. 30.Rg1 Ra2
  31. 31.b3 c5
  32. 32.Rg8 Kf7
  33. 33.Rg2 cxd4
  34. 34.Nxf5 d3
  35. 35.cxd3 Ra1
  36. 36.Nd4 b4
  37. 37.Rg5 Rb1
  38. 38.Rf5+ Ke8
  39. 39.Rb5 Rf1+
  40. 40.Ke4 Re1+
  41. 41.Kf5 Rd1
  42. 42.Re5+ Kf7
  43. 43.Rd5 Rxd3
  44. 44.Rxd7+ Ke8
  45. 45.Rd5 Rh3
  46. 46.Re5+ Kf7
  47. 47.Re2 Bg7
  48. 48.Nc6 Rh5+
  49. 49.Kg4 Rc5
  50. 50.Nd8+ Kg6
  51. 51.Ne6 h5+
  52. 52.Kf3 Rc3+
  53. 53.Ke4 Bf6
  54. 54.Re3 h4
  55. 55.h3 Rc1
  56. 56.Nf8+ Kf7
  57. 57.Nd7 Ke6
  58. 58.Nb6 Rd1
  59. 59.f5+ Kf7
  60. 60.Nc4 Rd4+
  61. 61.Kf3 Bg5
  62. 62.Re4 Rd3+
  63. 63.Kg4 Rg3+
  64. 64.Kh5 Be7
  65. 65.Ne5+ Kf6
  66. 66.Ng4+ Kf7
  67. 67.Re6 Rxh3
  68. 68.Ne5+ Kg7
  69. 69.Rxe7+ Kf6
  70. 70.Nc6 Kxf5
  71. 71.Na5 Rh1
  72. 72.Rb7 Ra1
  73. 73.Rb5+ Kf4
  74. 74.Rxb4+ Kg3
  75. 75.Rg4+ Kf2
  76. 76.Nc4 h3
  77. 77.Rh4 Kg3
  78. 78.Rg4+ Kf2

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