Fabiano Caruana vs Sergey Karjakin

78th Tata Steel GpA · 2016 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 78th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 9.5
Date 2016.01.26
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

8/5n2/7B/5P1P/6P1/5k2/pK6/8 b - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.Nbd2 O-O
  7. 7.Nc4 Nd7
  8. 8.Qe2 Re8
  9. 9.Bd2 Bd6
  10. 10.h4 Nf8
  11. 11.h5 Ne6
  12. 12.O-O-O c5
  13. 13.Qf1 f6
  14. 14.Nh4 Nd4
  15. 15.c3 Nc6
  16. 16.Nf5 Bxf5
  17. 17.exf5 h6
  18. 18.g4 Bf8
  19. 19.Qe2 Qd7
  20. 20.Be3 Rad8
  21. 21.Qc2 Kh7
  22. 22.Qb3 a6
  23. 23.Nd2 Na5
  24. 24.Qc2 Qd5
  25. 25.Kb1 Qxd3
  26. 26.Qxd3 Rxd3
  27. 27.Ne4 c4
  28. 28.b4 Nc6
  29. 29.Rxd3 cxd3
  30. 30.a4 Rd8
  31. 31.Rd1 Kg8
  32. 32.Kb2 Kf7
  33. 33.a5 b6
  34. 34.axb6 cxb6
  35. 35.Ra1 d2
  36. 36.Nxd2 a5
  37. 37.b5 Na7
  38. 38.c4 Nc8
  39. 39.Ne4 Bb4
  40. 40.Kc2 Ke8
  41. 41.Rd1 Rxd1
  42. 42.Kxd1 Kd7
  43. 43.Kc2 Kc7
  44. 44.c5 a4
  45. 45.f3 bxc5
  46. 46.Nxc5 Bxc5
  47. 47.Bxc5 Nd6
  48. 48.b6+ Kc6
  49. 49.b7 Nxb7
  50. 50.Bf8 Nd6
  51. 51.Bxg7 Nf7
  52. 52.Bxf6 a3
  53. 53.Bh4 Kd5
  54. 54.Be1 a2
  55. 55.Kb2 Kd4
  56. 56.Bd2 Kd3
  57. 57.Bc1 Ke2
  58. 58.f4 exf4
  59. 59.Bxf4 Kf3
  60. 60.Bxh6

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