Fabiano Caruana vs Sergey Karjakin

19th TCh-RUS 2012 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 19th TCh-RUS 2012
Site Sochi RUS
Round 3
Date 2012.04.11
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

5r2/2pbk3/1p1p1r2/p3pPqp/P1P1B3/1P3RPP/2Q4K/5R2 w - - 7 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.Qb3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bd2 Bb7
  7. 7.d5 Ne7
  8. 8.dxe6 fxe6
  9. 9.Bc3 Ne4
  10. 10.Nbd2 Nxc3
  11. 11.Qxc3 Ng6
  12. 12.Bg2 Qf6
  13. 13.Qc2 Be7
  14. 14.O-O O-O
  15. 15.Rad1 Qf5
  16. 16.e4 Qh5
  17. 17.Ne1 Ne5
  18. 18.Nd3 Nc6
  19. 19.Nb3 e5
  20. 20.f4 a5
  21. 21.a4 d6
  22. 22.Rde1 Ba6
  23. 23.Qc3 Rae8
  24. 24.Nd2 Nd4
  25. 25.Nf3 Nxf3+
  26. 26.Bxf3 Qh6
  27. 27.f5 Bg5
  28. 28.Qc2 g6
  29. 29.Nf2 Bc8
  30. 30.Ng4 Qg7
  31. 31.Bg2 h5
  32. 32.Ne3 Bxe3+
  33. 33.Rxe3 gxf5
  34. 34.exf5 Qg5
  35. 35.Bd5+ Kg7
  36. 36.Ref3 Rf6
  37. 37.h3 Ref8
  38. 38.Be4 Kf7
  39. 39.Kh2 Ke7
  40. 40.Qd3 Bd7
  41. 41.b3 Bc8
  42. 42.Qc2 Bd7
  43. 43.Qd3 Bc8
  44. 44.Qc2 Bd7

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