Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin

79th Tata Steel GpA · 2017 · Giuoco Piano · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 79th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 13.1
Date 2017.01.29
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

4Rnk1/2p2r2/1b1p3B/pP1P1p2/P4P2/6P1/6KP/8 b - - 19 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.Bg5 d6
  7. 7.Nbd2 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 g5
  9. 9.Nxg5 hxg5
  10. 10.Bxg5 Kg7
  11. 11.Qf3 Be6
  12. 12.b4 Bb6
  13. 13.Bd5 a5
  14. 14.b5 Nb8
  15. 15.Bxb7 Ra7
  16. 16.Bd5 Nbd7
  17. 17.Nc4 Bxd5
  18. 18.exd5 Qe8
  19. 19.Ne3 Rg8
  20. 20.O-O Nh7
  21. 21.Nf5+ Kh8
  22. 22.Bh4 Ra8
  23. 23.Rae1 f6
  24. 24.Re4 Nc5
  25. 25.Re3 Nd7
  26. 26.d4 Qg6
  27. 27.Ne7 Qg4
  28. 28.Nxg8 Rxg8
  29. 29.Qxg4 Rxg4
  30. 30.g3 exd4
  31. 31.cxd4 Bxd4
  32. 32.Re8+ Rg8
  33. 33.Re7 Rg7
  34. 34.Re4 Ne5
  35. 35.Kg2 Bb6
  36. 36.f4 Ng6
  37. 37.Kh3 Kg8
  38. 38.Rfe1 Kf7
  39. 39.Re6 Rg8
  40. 40.R1e4 f5
  41. 41.Re2 Rh8
  42. 42.a4 Kg7
  43. 43.Rxg6+ Kxg6
  44. 44.Re6+ Kf7
  45. 45.Re7+ Kg8
  46. 46.Kg2 Nf8
  47. 47.Bg5 Rh7
  48. 48.Re8 Kf7
  49. 49.Rd8 Kg8
  50. 50.Re8 Rf7
  51. 51.Bh6 Rf6
  52. 52.Bg5 Rf7
  53. 53.Bh6

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