Sergey Karjakin vs Magnus Carlsen

20th Amber Blindfold · 2011 · French, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 20th Amber Blindfold
Site Monaco MNC
Round 6
Date 2011.03.18
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

8/5Npp/1kn1P3/p1n1KPP1/8/8/PP5P/8 w - - 9 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 a6
  8. 8.Qd2 b5
  9. 9.dxc5 Bxc5
  10. 10.Bd3 Qb6
  11. 11.Bf2 b4
  12. 12.Na4 Bxf2+
  13. 13.Qxf2 Qxf2+
  14. 14.Kxf2 a5
  15. 15.Rac1 Ba6
  16. 16.Bxa6 Rxa6
  17. 17.c4 bxc3
  18. 18.Rxc3 Ke7
  19. 19.Rhc1 Nb4
  20. 20.Rb3 Rc6
  21. 21.Rxc6 Nxc6
  22. 22.Rb7 Kd8
  23. 23.Ng5 Kc8
  24. 24.Nxf7 Kxb7
  25. 25.Nxh8 Nd8
  26. 26.Ke3 Kc6
  27. 27.Kd4 Kb5
  28. 28.Nc3+ Kb4
  29. 29.Nxd5+ exd5
  30. 30.Kxd5 Nc5
  31. 31.f5 Kb5
  32. 32.e6 Nc6
  33. 33.g4 Kb6
  34. 34.Nf7 Ne7+
  35. 35.Kd6 Nc8+
  36. 36.Kd5 Ne7+
  37. 37.Kd6 Nc8+
  38. 38.Ke5 Ne7
  39. 39.g5 Nc6+
  40. 40.Kd6 Nd4
  41. 41.Ke5 Nc6+
  42. 42.Kd6 Nd4
  43. 43.Ke5 Nc6+

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