Fabiano Caruana vs Sergey Karjakin

FIDE GP Tashkent · 2012 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE GP Tashkent
Site Tashkent UZB
Round 8.2
Date 2012.11.30
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

8/4kppp/R3p3/8/8/1r4P1/4PPKP/8 b - - 0 36

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.Qa4 a6
  8. 8.Qxc4 b5
  9. 9.Qc2 Bb7
  10. 10.Bd2 Bd6
  11. 11.Nh4 Bxg2
  12. 12.Kxg2 Qc8
  13. 13.Rc1 Qb7+
  14. 14.Nf3 Rc8
  15. 15.a4 bxa4
  16. 16.Rxa4 Nbd7
  17. 17.Qc6 Rcb8
  18. 18.Na3 Ne4
  19. 19.Qxb7 Rxb7
  20. 20.Nc4 Bf8
  21. 21.Be3 c5
  22. 22.Nfe5 cxd4
  23. 23.Nxd7 dxe3
  24. 24.Nxf8 Kxf8
  25. 25.Nxe3 Nf6
  26. 26.Nc4 Ke7
  27. 27.Rd1 Rc7
  28. 28.Nb6 Raa7
  29. 29.Rc4 Rxc4
  30. 30.Nxc4 Rc7
  31. 31.b3 Nd7
  32. 32.Ra1 Nc5
  33. 33.Nd2 Rb7
  34. 34.Ra5 Nxb3
  35. 35.Nxb3 Rxb3
  36. 36.Rxa6

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