Fabiano Caruana vs Sergey Karjakin

FIDE Candidates 2018 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2018
Site Berlin GER
Round 5.2
Date 2018.03.15
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

8/p5kp/4p1p1/2b2p2/P7/4PBP1/5PKP/8 b - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.Qb3 c6
  7. 7.O-O dxc4
  8. 8.Qxc4 b5
  9. 9.Qc2 Bb7
  10. 10.Nbd2 c5
  11. 11.dxc5 Na6
  12. 12.Nb3 Be4
  13. 13.Qc3 Rc8
  14. 14.Be3 Nd5
  15. 15.Qd2 Bxf3
  16. 16.Bxf3 Nxe3
  17. 17.Qxe3 Nxc5
  18. 18.Nxc5 Bxc5
  19. 19.Qb3 Qb6
  20. 20.e3 Be7
  21. 21.Rfd1 Rc7
  22. 22.Rac1 Rfc8
  23. 23.Rxc7 Rxc7
  24. 24.Kg2 g6
  25. 25.Rd2 Kg7
  26. 26.Rc2 Rxc2
  27. 27.Qxc2 Qc5
  28. 28.Qxc5 Bxc5
  29. 29.b3 f5
  30. 30.a4 bxa4
  31. 31.bxa4

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