Fabiano Caruana vs Sergey Karjakin

GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · Four Knights Game · 0-1 in 44 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 5.2
Date 2018.06.23
Opening Four Knights Game (C46)
Moves 44
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1Pk2B2/8/2n1bPP1/1p1p4/2pP3P/2P5/7K w - - 1 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.a3 d5
  5. 5.Bb5 d4
  6. 6.Ne2 Bd6
  7. 7.d3 O-O
  8. 8.Bc4 Na5
  9. 9.Ba2 c5
  10. 10.Ng3 b5
  11. 11.O-O c4
  12. 12.Bd2 Be6
  13. 13.Ng5 Bg4
  14. 14.Qe1 Bc7
  15. 15.h3 Bd7
  16. 16.b4 c3
  17. 17.Bc1 Nc6
  18. 18.f4 h6
  19. 19.fxe5 Nxe5
  20. 20.Nf3 Nxf3+
  21. 21.Rxf3 a5
  22. 22.bxa5 Rxa5
  23. 23.Qf2 Be5
  24. 24.Bb3 b4
  25. 25.Nf5 Be6
  26. 26.Bxh6 Bxf5
  27. 27.Bxg7 Kxg7
  28. 28.Rxf5 Qd6
  29. 29.a4 Bh2+
  30. 30.Kh1 Rxf5
  31. 31.Qxf5 Qe5
  32. 32.Rf1 Rh8
  33. 33.Rf3 Rh5
  34. 34.Qc8 Qc7
  35. 35.Qa6 Be5
  36. 36.a5 Rg5
  37. 37.Qb6 Qxb6
  38. 38.axb6 Kf8
  39. 39.b7 Ke7
  40. 40.g4 Kd8
  41. 41.Bxf7 Kc7
  42. 42.Rf5 Rxf5
  43. 43.exf5 Nd7
  44. 44.g5 Nc5

More Fabiano Caruana Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Fabiano Caruana and Sergey Karjakin, or browse all Fabiano Caruana games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.