Fabiano Caruana vs Sergey Karjakin

74th Tata Steel GMA · 2012 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 65 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event 74th Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 2
Date 2012.01.15
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E46)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4kB1R/3n4/3K2P1/5P2/8/8/2b5 b - - 0 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Ne2 d5
  6. 6.a3 Be7
  7. 7.cxd5 exd5
  8. 8.b4 c6
  9. 9.Ng3 b5
  10. 10.Bd2 Nbd7
  11. 11.a4 Bxb4
  12. 12.axb5 c5
  13. 13.Qb3 Nb6
  14. 14.Be2 Qe7
  15. 15.O-O Be6
  16. 16.Qb2 cxd4
  17. 17.exd4 Bd6
  18. 18.Rfe1 Rac8
  19. 19.Bd3 Qb7
  20. 20.Bg5 Nfd7
  21. 21.Nce2 Nc4
  22. 22.Qb1 h6
  23. 23.Bf4 Be7
  24. 24.Nf5 Bf6
  25. 25.Neg3 Bxf5
  26. 26.Nxf5 Ndb6
  27. 27.Qd1 Rfe8
  28. 28.Qg4 Kf8
  29. 29.Bd6+ Nxd6
  30. 30.Nxd6 Rxe1+
  31. 31.Rxe1 Qc7
  32. 32.Qxc8+ Qxc8
  33. 33.Nxc8 Nxc8
  34. 34.Be2 Nd6
  35. 35.Ra1 Bxd4
  36. 36.Rd1 Bb6
  37. 37.Rxd5 Ke7
  38. 38.g3 g6
  39. 39.Kg2 Ke6
  40. 40.Rd1 h5
  41. 41.Bd3 Ke7
  42. 42.Re1+ Kf6
  43. 43.f4 Kg7
  44. 44.Kf3 Kf6
  45. 45.Re5 Bg1
  46. 46.h3 Bb6
  47. 47.g4 hxg4+
  48. 48.hxg4 Kg7
  49. 49.Rd5 Bc7
  50. 50.Rc5 Bb6
  51. 51.Rc6 Ne8
  52. 52.g5 Kf8
  53. 53.Ke4 Ke7
  54. 54.Rc2 Nc7
  55. 55.Bc4 Ne8
  56. 56.Kd5 Kd7
  57. 57.Rh2 Be3
  58. 58.b6 Nd6
  59. 59.bxa7 Bxa7
  60. 60.Bd3 Be3
  61. 61.Ke5 Ke7
  62. 62.Rh7 Bc1
  63. 63.Bxg6 Bb2+
  64. 64.Kd5 Bc1
  65. 65.Bxf7

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