Fabiano Caruana vs Sergey Karjakin

30th ECC Open 2014 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 101 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 30th ECC Open 2014
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 7.3
Date 2014.09.20
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 101
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Final Position

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

8/5pk1/4q1p1/Q6p/7P/6P1/5P2/6K1 b - - 0 101

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 b6
  3. 3.g3 c5
  4. 4.Bg2 Bb7
  5. 5.O-O g6
  6. 6.d4 cxd4
  7. 7.Qxd4 Bg7
  8. 8.Nc3 d6
  9. 9.Rd1 Nbd7
  10. 10.Be3 Nc5
  11. 11.Rac1 O-O
  12. 12.Qh4 Nce4
  13. 13.Nxe4 Bxe4
  14. 14.Bd4 Re8
  15. 15.b3 Bc6
  16. 16.Ne1 Qc7
  17. 17.Bxc6 Qxc6
  18. 18.Nc2 Rac8
  19. 19.Nb4 Qb7
  20. 20.Bxf6 Bxf6
  21. 21.Qf4 Be5
  22. 22.Qe3 e6
  23. 23.a4 Bg7
  24. 24.Rd3 h5
  25. 25.h4 Kh7
  26. 26.Qd2 Bh6
  27. 27.e3 Bf8
  28. 28.Na2 Red8
  29. 29.Nc3 Rd7
  30. 30.Nb5 Rcd8
  31. 31.Qe2 a6
  32. 32.Nd4 e5
  33. 33.Nf3 b5
  34. 34.Rd5 bxa4
  35. 35.bxa4 Rc8
  36. 36.Qd3 Rdc7
  37. 37.c5 Rxc5
  38. 38.Rcxc5 Rxc5
  39. 39.Rxc5 dxc5
  40. 40.Nxe5 Bg7
  41. 41.Nc4 Qc6
  42. 42.a5 Qb5
  43. 43.Qd5 Kg8
  44. 44.Kg2 Qe8
  45. 45.Nd2 Bf8
  46. 46.Ne4 Qc8
  47. 47.Nf6+ Kg7
  48. 48.Nd7 Qc7
  49. 49.Nb6 Be7
  50. 50.Qc4 Qc6+
  51. 51.Kg1 Bf6
  52. 52.Qd3 Qb7
  53. 53.Qd6 c4
  54. 54.Nd7 Qb1+
  55. 55.Kh2 Qf5
  56. 56.Kg1 c3
  57. 57.Qf8+ Kh7
  58. 58.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  59. 59.Qc5 c2
  60. 60.Qxc2 Qa1+
  61. 61.Kg2 Qxa5
  62. 62.Qc4 Kg8
  63. 63.e4 Qb6
  64. 64.Qc8+ Kg7
  65. 65.Qc3+ Qf6
  66. 66.Qa5 Qe6
  67. 67.Kf3 Qb3+
  68. 68.Kg2 Qb5
  69. 69.Qc3+ Kf8
  70. 70.Qc8+ Ke7
  71. 71.Qc7+ Ke6
  72. 72.Qc8+ Ke5
  73. 73.Qc7+ Ke6
  74. 74.Qc8+ Ke7
  75. 75.Qc7+ Kf8
  76. 76.Qc8+ Kg7
  77. 77.Qc3+ Kh7
  78. 78.Qc7 Qb3
  79. 79.Qa5 Qb7
  80. 80.Kg1 Qb5
  81. 81.Qc7 Qb1+
  82. 82.Kh2 Qa2
  83. 83.Qa7 Qc4
  84. 84.e5 Qe6
  85. 85.Qc7 Kg7
  86. 86.Kg1 Qd5
  87. 87.Qa7 Qc6
  88. 88.Qd4 Kh7
  89. 89.Qa7 Kg8
  90. 90.Qb8+ Kg7
  91. 91.Qd8 Qc1+
  92. 92.Kg2 Qc4
  93. 93.Kg1 Qc6
  94. 94.Qd4 Qe6
  95. 95.Qa7 Qa2
  96. 96.Qd4 Kh7
  97. 97.Qa7 Kg8
  98. 98.Qb8+ Kg7
  99. 99.Qa7 a5
  100. 100.e6 Qxe6
  101. 101.Qxa5

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