Sergey Karjakin vs Magnus Carlsen

WCh 2016 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh 2016
Site New York USA
Round 7
Date 2016.11.20
Opening Slav Defense (D10)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

2r5/4kp2/4pb1p/6p1/1pB1KPP1/1P2P3/P1R4P/8 w - - 2 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 a6
  5. 5.Bd3 dxc4
  6. 6.Bxc4 e6
  7. 7.Nf3 c5
  8. 8.O-O b5
  9. 9.Be2 Bb7
  10. 10.dxc5 Nc6
  11. 11.Nd2 Bxc5
  12. 12.Nde4 Nxe4
  13. 13.Nxe4 Be7
  14. 14.b3 Nb4
  15. 15.Bf3 O-O
  16. 16.Ba3 Rc8
  17. 17.Nf6+ Bxf6
  18. 18.Bxb7 Bxa1
  19. 19.Bxb4 Bf6
  20. 20.Bxf8 Qxd1
  21. 21.Rxd1 Rxf8
  22. 22.Bxa6 b4
  23. 23.Rc1 g6
  24. 24.Rc2 Ra8
  25. 25.Bd3 Rd8
  26. 26.Be2 Kf8
  27. 27.Kf1 Ra8
  28. 28.Bc4 Rc8
  29. 29.Ke2 Ke7
  30. 30.f4 h6
  31. 31.Kf3 Rc7
  32. 32.g4 g5
  33. 33.Ke4 Rc8

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