Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin

WCh 2016 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh 2016
Site New York USA
Round 5
Date 2016.11.17
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

2k5/1p2R3/p1p5/P1Pb4/4r1P1/4B1K1/8/8 w - - 1 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.a4 d6
  7. 7.c3 a6
  8. 8.b4 Ba7
  9. 9.Re1 Ne7
  10. 10.Nbd2 Ng6
  11. 11.d4 c6
  12. 12.h3 exd4
  13. 13.cxd4 Nxe4
  14. 14.Bxf7+ Rxf7
  15. 15.Nxe4 d5
  16. 16.Nc5 h6
  17. 17.Ra3 Bf5
  18. 18.Ne5 Nxe5
  19. 19.dxe5 Qh4
  20. 20.Rf3 Bxc5
  21. 21.bxc5 Re8
  22. 22.Rf4 Qe7
  23. 23.Qd4 Ref8
  24. 24.Rf3 Be4
  25. 25.Rxf7 Qxf7
  26. 26.f3 Bf5
  27. 27.Kh2 Be6
  28. 28.Re2 Qg6
  29. 29.Be3 Rf7
  30. 30.Rf2 Qb1
  31. 31.Rb2 Qf5
  32. 32.a5 Kf8
  33. 33.Qc3 Ke8
  34. 34.Rb4 g5
  35. 35.Rb2 Kd8
  36. 36.Rf2 Kc8
  37. 37.Qd4 Qg6
  38. 38.g4 h5
  39. 39.Qd2 Rg7
  40. 40.Kg3 Rg8
  41. 41.Kg2 hxg4
  42. 42.hxg4 d4
  43. 43.Qxd4 Bd5
  44. 44.e6 Qxe6
  45. 45.Kg3 Qe7
  46. 46.Rh2 Qf7
  47. 47.f4 gxf4+
  48. 48.Qxf4 Qe7
  49. 49.Rh5 Rf8
  50. 50.Rh7 Rxf4
  51. 51.Rxe7 Re4

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