Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin

9th Norway Chess 2021 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event 9th Norway Chess 2021
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 9.1
Date 2021.09.16
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4R1pk/8/7p/1pbK4/3n1P2/3B3P/8 b - - 7 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.O-O Nd7
  7. 7.c3 h6
  8. 8.Nbd2 O-O
  9. 9.Nc4 Re8
  10. 10.b4 Bd6
  11. 11.Be3 Nf8
  12. 12.Nfd2 Ng6
  13. 13.Nxd6 cxd6
  14. 14.a4 d5
  15. 15.Nb3 b6
  16. 16.a5 Rb8
  17. 17.Qc2 Be6
  18. 18.Rfb1 Re7
  19. 19.c4 d4
  20. 20.Bd2 f5
  21. 21.axb6 axb6
  22. 22.f3 Rf7
  23. 23.Rf1 Kh7
  24. 24.exf5 Bxf5
  25. 25.Be1 Qg5
  26. 26.Rd1 h5
  27. 27.Bd2 Qh4
  28. 28.Rde1 Ra8
  29. 29.Ra1 Raf8
  30. 30.Ra6 e4
  31. 31.Nxd4 exf3
  32. 32.Nxf3 Bh3
  33. 33.Rf2 Rxf3
  34. 34.gxf3 Rf5
  35. 35.d4 Qxd4
  36. 36.Ra3 Rf7
  37. 37.Re3 Bf5
  38. 38.Qc3 Qd8
  39. 39.Re1 Rd7
  40. 40.Qe3 Rd4
  41. 41.Qg5 Qxg5+
  42. 42.Bxg5 Rxc4
  43. 43.Rb2 b5
  44. 44.Kf2 c5
  45. 45.bxc5 Rxc5
  46. 46.Rc1 Rd5
  47. 47.Rd2 Rxd2+
  48. 48.Bxd2 Ne5
  49. 49.Rc7 b4
  50. 50.Rb7 Be6
  51. 51.Re7 Nd3+
  52. 52.Ke3 Bc4
  53. 53.Kd4

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