Sergey Karjakin vs Magnus Carlsen

78th Tata Steel GpA · 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 78th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 8.1
Date 2016.01.24
Opening Ruy Lopez (C60)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

r7/1p3pkp/1nqp1np1/4p3/1PP1P3/2NR3P/1Q1N1PPK/8 w - - 10 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 g6
  4. 4.O-O Bg7
  5. 5.c3 a6
  6. 6.Ba4 d6
  7. 7.d4 Bd7
  8. 8.Re1 Nf6
  9. 9.d5 Ne7
  10. 10.Bxd7+ Nxd7
  11. 11.Be3 Ng8
  12. 12.c4 Bh6
  13. 13.Nc3 Bxe3
  14. 14.Rxe3 Ngf6
  15. 15.b4 O-O
  16. 16.Rc1 Qe7
  17. 17.Nd2 a5
  18. 18.a3 axb4
  19. 19.axb4 Nb6
  20. 20.h3 Rfc8
  21. 21.Ra1 Rxa1
  22. 22.Qxa1 Ra8
  23. 23.Qb2 Qe8
  24. 24.Qc2 c6
  25. 25.Kh2 Qc8
  26. 26.dxc6 Qxc6
  27. 27.Qb3 Kg7
  28. 28.Rd3 Ra1
  29. 29.Qb2 Ra8
  30. 30.Qb3 Ra1
  31. 31.Qb2 Ra8

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