Sergey Karjakin vs Fabiano Caruana

31st ECC Open 2015 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 31st ECC Open 2015
Site Skopje MKD
Round 4.1
Date 2015.10.21
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D91)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

2k5/1p2B3/pK2p1p1/7p/P2PPbP1/7P/8/8 b - g3 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.d4 g6
  3. 3.c4 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 d5
  5. 5.Bg5 Ne4
  6. 6.Bf4 Nxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 c5
  8. 8.cxd5 cxd4
  9. 9.cxd4 Qxd5
  10. 10.e3 Nc6
  11. 11.Be2 Qa5+
  12. 12.Qd2 Qxd2+
  13. 13.Kxd2 O-O
  14. 14.Rhc1 Rd8
  15. 15.Ke1 Bf5
  16. 16.a3 Rac8
  17. 17.h3 h5
  18. 18.Bc4 e6
  19. 19.Bf1 a6
  20. 20.Bg5 f6
  21. 21.Bh4 Na5
  22. 22.Nd2 Bc2
  23. 23.Bc4 Nxc4
  24. 24.Rxc2 Nxd2
  25. 25.Kxd2 Rxc2+
  26. 26.Kxc2 Rc8+
  27. 27.Kb3 Kf7
  28. 28.a4 Bf8
  29. 29.f3 Bd6
  30. 30.e4 Bf4
  31. 31.Be1 Rc1
  32. 32.Rxc1 Bxc1
  33. 33.Kc4 Ke8
  34. 34.Kc5 Kd7
  35. 35.Kb6 Kc8
  36. 36.Kc5 Kd7
  37. 37.Kb6 Kc8
  38. 38.Bh4 f5
  39. 39.Be7 fxe4
  40. 40.fxe4 Bf4
  41. 41.g4

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