Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin

WCh 2016 · Colle System · 0-1 in 52 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 0-1
Event WCh 2016
Site New York USA
Round 8
Date 2016.11.21
Opening Colle System (D05)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6k1/4Q3/2q1n2p/4P2P/6P1/p5BK/8 w - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.e3 e6
  4. 4.Bd3 c5
  5. 5.b3 Be7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Bb2 b6
  8. 8.dxc5 Bxc5
  9. 9.Nbd2 Bb7
  10. 10.Qe2 Nbd7
  11. 11.c4 dxc4
  12. 12.Nxc4 Qe7
  13. 13.a3 a5
  14. 14.Nd4 Rfd8
  15. 15.Rfd1 Rac8
  16. 16.Rac1 Nf8
  17. 17.Qe1 Ng6
  18. 18.Bf1 Ng4
  19. 19.Nb5 Bc6
  20. 20.a4 Bd5
  21. 21.Bd4 Bxc4
  22. 22.Rxc4 Bxd4
  23. 23.Rdxd4 Rxc4
  24. 24.bxc4 Nf6
  25. 25.Qd2 Rb8
  26. 26.g3 Ne5
  27. 27.Bg2 h6
  28. 28.f4 Ned7
  29. 29.Na7 Qa3
  30. 30.Nc6 Rf8
  31. 31.h3 Nc5
  32. 32.Kh2 Nxa4
  33. 33.Rd8 g6
  34. 34.Qd4 Kg7
  35. 35.c5 Rxd8
  36. 36.Nxd8 Nxc5
  37. 37.Qd6 Qd3
  38. 38.Nxe6+ fxe6
  39. 39.Qe7+ Kg8
  40. 40.Qxf6 a4
  41. 41.e4 Qd7
  42. 42.Qxg6+ Qg7
  43. 43.Qe8+ Qf8
  44. 44.Qc6 Qd8
  45. 45.f5 a3
  46. 46.fxe6 Kg7
  47. 47.e7 Qxe7
  48. 48.Qxb6 Nd3
  49. 49.Qa5 Qc5
  50. 50.Qa6 Ne5
  51. 51.Qe6 h5
  52. 52.h4 a2

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