Sergey Karjakin vs Fabiano Caruana

FIDE Candidates 2018 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2018
Site Berlin GER
Round 12.3
Date 2018.03.24
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p1k2B2/P5P1/1Pp5/2P3r1/1K6/1P6/8 b - - 2 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nc3 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 Be7
  8. 8.Qd2 Be6
  9. 9.O-O-O Qd7
  10. 10.a3 h6
  11. 11.Nd4 Nxd4
  12. 12.Bxd4 Rg8
  13. 13.Be2 c5
  14. 14.Be3 d5
  15. 15.f4 O-O-O
  16. 16.Bf3 Bg4
  17. 17.Bxd5 Bxd1
  18. 18.Rxd1 Qc7
  19. 19.c4 Rge8
  20. 20.Qf2 b6
  21. 21.g4 Bf6
  22. 22.Kb1 Rd7
  23. 23.Rd3 g5
  24. 24.Ka2 Ree7
  25. 25.Qf3 Kd8
  26. 26.Bd2 Kc8
  27. 27.Qf1 Rd6
  28. 28.fxg5 Bxg5
  29. 29.Bxg5 hxg5
  30. 30.Qf5+ Rdd7
  31. 31.Qxg5 Qe5
  32. 32.Qh6 Kd8
  33. 33.g5 Qd6
  34. 34.Qh8+ Re8
  35. 35.Qh4 Qg6
  36. 36.Qg4 Re5
  37. 37.h4 Ke7
  38. 38.Rd2 b5
  39. 39.Bxf7 Qf5
  40. 40.Rxd7+ Kxd7
  41. 41.Qxf5+ Rxf5
  42. 42.g6 Ke7
  43. 43.cxb5 Rh5
  44. 44.c4 Rxh4
  45. 45.a4 Rg4
  46. 46.a5 Kd6
  47. 47.a6 Kc7
  48. 48.Kb3

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