Fabiano Caruana vs Sergey Karjakin

12th Karpov Int · 2011 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 12th Karpov Int
Site Poikovsky RUS
Round 4
Date 2011.10.07
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

r5k1/1R4p1/2p4p/p3Q3/3P1P2/4P3/6KP/4q3 b - - 7 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 a6
  8. 8.a4 Bd7
  9. 9.Qxc4 Bc6
  10. 10.Bf4 a5
  11. 11.Nc3 Na6
  12. 12.Ne5 Bxg2
  13. 13.Kxg2 Nd5
  14. 14.Rad1 Nxf4+
  15. 15.gxf4 Bd6
  16. 16.e3 Qh4
  17. 17.Qe2 Bxe5
  18. 18.fxe5 f6
  19. 19.exf6 Rxf6
  20. 20.f4 Nb4
  21. 21.Kh1 Rg6
  22. 22.Rg1 Rxg1+
  23. 23.Rxg1 Qe7
  24. 24.Rg5 h6
  25. 25.Re5 Qf7
  26. 26.Qg2 c6
  27. 27.Qe4 Nd5
  28. 28.Rxe6 Qh5
  29. 29.Re5 Nxc3
  30. 30.bxc3 Qd1+
  31. 31.Kg2 Qxa4
  32. 32.Re7 Qa2+
  33. 33.Kg3 Qa1
  34. 34.Rxb7 Qxc3
  35. 35.Qe5 Qe1+
  36. 36.Kg2 Qe2+
  37. 37.Kg3 Qe1+
  38. 38.Kg2

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