Fabiano Caruana vs Sergey Karjakin

FIDE World Rapid 2014 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Rapid 2014
Site Dubai UAE
Round 7.1
Date 2014.06.17
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

1R1R4/6k1/1P2K1p1/1br2n1p/5P2/8/4P2P/8 b - - 6 53

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 Rc8
  11. 11.Rac1 a6
  12. 12.b3 O-O
  13. 13.Qh4 Rc7
  14. 14.Bh3 Qb8
  15. 15.g4 e6
  16. 16.Bd4 Rfc8
  17. 17.g5 Ne8
  18. 18.Bxg7 Nxg7
  19. 19.Ne4 Ne8
  20. 20.Qf4 d5
  21. 21.Nf6+ Ndxf6
  22. 22.gxf6 dxc4
  23. 23.Bxe6 fxe6
  24. 24.Ng5 Rf7
  25. 25.Qxb8 Rxb8
  26. 26.Nxf7 Kxf7
  27. 27.Rd7+ Kxf6
  28. 28.Rxc4 h5
  29. 29.Rf4+ Ke5
  30. 30.Rf8 Bc6
  31. 31.f4+ Ke4
  32. 32.Re7 Kd5
  33. 33.Rg8 Kd6
  34. 34.Ra7 a5
  35. 35.Kf2 Be4
  36. 36.Ke3 Bb1
  37. 37.a3 Rc8
  38. 38.b4 axb4
  39. 39.axb4 Rc7
  40. 40.Ra6 Ke7
  41. 41.Rxb6 Kf7
  42. 42.Rh8 Nf6
  43. 43.Rbb8 Kg7
  44. 44.Rhd8 Nd5+
  45. 45.Kd4 Ne7
  46. 46.b5 Nf5+
  47. 47.Ke5 Rc5+
  48. 48.Kxe6 Ba2+
  49. 49.Kd7 Bc4
  50. 50.b6 Bb5+
  51. 51.Ke6 Bc4+
  52. 52.Kd7 Bb5+
  53. 53.Ke6

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