Fabiano Caruana vs Sergey Karjakin

GCT Rapid Paris 2018 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 78 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 9.5
Date 2018.06.22
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 78
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Final Position

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

8/8/K5R1/8/5k2/6p1/8/8 b - - 0 78

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O Nd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Bxd4
  7. 7.Ba4 O-O
  8. 8.Nd2 d5
  9. 9.exd5 Qxd5
  10. 10.Bb3 Qc6
  11. 11.Qf3 Bd7
  12. 12.h3 Rae8
  13. 13.Re1 b5
  14. 14.Qxc6 Bxc6
  15. 15.Nf3 Bxf3
  16. 16.gxf3 c6
  17. 17.c3 Bb6
  18. 18.a4 Rd8
  19. 19.axb5 cxb5
  20. 20.Bc2 Nd7
  21. 21.f4 Nc5
  22. 22.Rd1 f6
  23. 23.Be3 Rd6
  24. 24.fxe5 fxe5
  25. 25.d4 exd4
  26. 26.Bxd4 Rfd8
  27. 27.Re1 Kf8
  28. 28.Re5 Nd7
  29. 29.Rxb5 Bxd4
  30. 30.cxd4 a6
  31. 31.Rb3 Nf6
  32. 32.Bd3 Rxd4
  33. 33.Bxa6 Ra8
  34. 34.Raa3 g6
  35. 35.Be2 Rxa3
  36. 36.bxa3 Rd2
  37. 37.Bf3 Ra2
  38. 38.Rb8+ Kg7
  39. 39.Ra8 Kh6
  40. 40.Ra7 Kg5
  41. 41.Kg2 Ne8
  42. 42.Bd5 Ra1
  43. 43.a4 Nd6
  44. 44.Bc6 h5
  45. 45.a5 Nf5
  46. 46.a6 Nh4+
  47. 47.Kh2 Ra2
  48. 48.Ra8 Rxf2+
  49. 49.Kg1 Ra2
  50. 50.Bb5 Nf3+
  51. 51.Kf1 Kf4
  52. 52.Bc6 Ne5
  53. 53.Bd5 Ra5
  54. 54.Bb7 Kg3
  55. 55.Re8 Nc4
  56. 56.Re6 g5
  57. 57.Ke2 Ra3
  58. 58.Re4 Ra2+
  59. 59.Kd3 Nd6
  60. 60.Re3+ Kh4
  61. 61.Re2 Ra3+
  62. 62.Kc2 Ra5
  63. 63.Re3 Ra1
  64. 64.Kb2 Ra5
  65. 65.Rb3 g4
  66. 66.hxg4 hxg4
  67. 67.Rb4 Kh3
  68. 68.Kb3 g3
  69. 69.Ra4 Rb5+
  70. 70.Rb4 Ra5
  71. 71.Rb6 Ne8
  72. 72.Rh6+ Kg4
  73. 73.Rg6+ Kf4
  74. 74.Kb4 Ra1
  75. 75.Kc5 Nc7
  76. 76.Kb6 Nxa6
  77. 77.Bxa6 Rxa6+
  78. 78.Kxa6

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