Sergey Karjakin vs Magnus Carlsen

Saint Louis Blitz 2019 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 65 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2019
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 2.1
Date 2019.08.13
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/5k2/p7/P2K4/2P5/1nB5/8 b - - 1 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.e4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Bc5
  9. 9.Qd2 Bxd4
  10. 10.Bxd4 Nxd4
  11. 11.Qxd4 Qb6
  12. 12.Qxb6 Nxb6
  13. 13.h4 Bd7
  14. 14.h5 h6
  15. 15.O-O-O Ke7
  16. 16.Bd3 a6
  17. 17.Rh3 Na4
  18. 18.Ne2 Nc5
  19. 19.Nd4 Rac8
  20. 20.Rg3 Rhg8
  21. 21.Kd2 Bb5
  22. 22.f5 Bd7
  23. 23.fxe6 Bxe6
  24. 24.Ke3 Nd7
  25. 25.Bh7 Rh8
  26. 26.Rxg7 Nxe5
  27. 27.Rf1 Rce8
  28. 28.Nxe6 Kxe6
  29. 29.Kd4 Kd6
  30. 30.Bd3 Nc6+
  31. 31.Kc3 Ne5
  32. 32.Kd4 Re6
  33. 33.Bf5 Rf6
  34. 34.Bd3 Nc6+
  35. 35.Ke3 Rxf1
  36. 36.Bxf1 Ke6
  37. 37.Rg4 Re8
  38. 38.Bd3 Ne5
  39. 39.Rb4 Re7
  40. 40.Kf4 Nc6
  41. 41.Rb6 Kd6
  42. 42.g4 Kc5
  43. 43.Rb3 Nd4
  44. 44.Rc3+ Kd6
  45. 45.Rc8 Re1
  46. 46.Rh8 Ne6+
  47. 47.Kg3 Ke5
  48. 48.Rxh6 Re3+
  49. 49.Kf2 d4
  50. 50.Rh8 Ng5
  51. 51.Re8+ Kf4
  52. 52.Rxe3 dxe3+
  53. 53.Ke2 Kxg4
  54. 54.h6 f5
  55. 55.Kxe3 a5
  56. 56.a4 b6
  57. 57.c3 Kh5
  58. 58.Bxf5 Kxh6
  59. 59.Kd4 Kg7
  60. 60.Kd5 Kf6
  61. 61.Bc2 Nf3
  62. 62.Kc6 Ne5+
  63. 63.Kxb6 Nc4+
  64. 64.Kc5 Nxb2
  65. 65.Kd4

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