Fabiano Caruana vs Sergey Karjakin

6th Norway Blitz 2018 · English Opening · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event 6th Norway Blitz 2018
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 4.4
Date 2018.05.27
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/6K1/8/8/8/7P/8/8 b - - 6 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.d3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.e4 Nf6
  7. 7.Be2 Bc5
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Bb6
  10. 10.Na4 Bg4
  11. 11.Rc1 Bxf3
  12. 12.Bxf3 Nd4
  13. 13.Nc5 Rb8
  14. 14.Rc4 Nxf3+
  15. 15.Qxf3 Nd7
  16. 16.b4 Re8
  17. 17.Rd1 Bxc5
  18. 18.bxc5 Nf8
  19. 19.c6 b6
  20. 20.d4 exd4
  21. 21.Rcxd4 Qe7
  22. 22.Qg3 Rbc8
  23. 23.Bf4 Qc5
  24. 24.Bxc7 Qxc6
  25. 25.Be5 Ng6
  26. 26.Rd6 Qxe4
  27. 27.Bc3 Rxc3
  28. 28.Qxc3 Nf4
  29. 29.f3 Ne2+
  30. 30.Kf1 Nxc3
  31. 31.fxe4 Nxd1
  32. 32.Rxd1 g6
  33. 33.Rd7 a5
  34. 34.Rb7 Rxe4
  35. 35.Rxb6 Rb4
  36. 36.Rxb4 axb4
  37. 37.Ke2 f5
  38. 38.Kd3 g5
  39. 39.Kc4 Kf7
  40. 40.Kxb4 Ke6
  41. 41.Kc4 h5
  42. 42.Kd4 h4
  43. 43.h3 g4
  44. 44.a4 Kd6
  45. 45.Ke3 Kc5
  46. 46.Kf4 gxh3
  47. 47.gxh3 Kb4
  48. 48.Kxf5 Kxa4
  49. 49.Kg5 Kb5
  50. 50.Kxh4 Kc6
  51. 51.Kg5 Kd7
  52. 52.Kf6 Ke8
  53. 53.Kg7

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