Fabiano Caruana vs Sergey Karjakin

76th Tata Steel Masters · 2014 · Catalan Opening · 1-0 in 71 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event 76th Tata Steel Masters
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 3.3
Date 2014.01.13
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 71
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/2N5/1P3r2/P1N4K/8/4Rk2 b - - 0 71

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.a3 Nbd7
  12. 12.b4 Ra7
  13. 13.Bc3 Be4
  14. 14.Qc1 Qa8
  15. 15.Nbd2 Bd5
  16. 16.Qc2 Nb6
  17. 17.Ne1 Na4
  18. 18.Nb3 Be4
  19. 19.Bxe4 Qxe4
  20. 20.Ra2 Nxc3
  21. 21.Qxc3 e5
  22. 22.Nf3 exd4
  23. 23.Nfxd4 Raa8
  24. 24.Rc2 Nd5
  25. 25.Qf3 Qxf3
  26. 26.Nxf3 Rfe8
  27. 27.Rd1 Nb6
  28. 28.Na5 g6
  29. 29.e3 Kg7
  30. 30.Rd3 Rac8
  31. 31.Rc6 Rb8
  32. 32.Kf1 h5
  33. 33.h3 Kf6
  34. 34.Nd2 Kg7
  35. 35.Ndb3 Re6
  36. 36.Kg2 Kf8
  37. 37.f4 Ree8
  38. 38.Kf3 Red8
  39. 39.Rc2 Rd7
  40. 40.e4 Ke8
  41. 41.e5 Be7
  42. 42.Rxd7 Kxd7
  43. 43.Rd2+ Ke8
  44. 44.Nc6 Ra8
  45. 45.Nba5 f5
  46. 46.g4 hxg4+
  47. 47.hxg4 fxg4+
  48. 48.Kxg4 Kf7
  49. 49.Rh2 Bf8
  50. 50.f5 Nd5
  51. 51.f6 Nxf6+
  52. 52.exf6 Kxf6
  53. 53.Rf2+ Ke6
  54. 54.Re2+ Kd5
  55. 55.Rd2+ Ke4
  56. 56.Nb7 Ke3
  57. 57.Rd7 Re8
  58. 58.Rxc7 Bh6
  59. 59.Nc5 Rf8
  60. 60.Re7+ Kd2
  61. 61.Re6 Rf1
  62. 62.Na7 Be3
  63. 63.Rxa6 Ke2
  64. 64.Rxg6 Rf4+
  65. 65.Kh3 Rf3+
  66. 66.Rg3 Rf7
  67. 67.Nxb5 Bf2
  68. 68.Rb3 Rf4
  69. 69.Nc3+ Kf1
  70. 70.Rb1+ Be1
  71. 71.Rxe1+

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