Sergey Karjakin vs Fabiano Caruana

Saint Louis Blitz 2018 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 31 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 17.1
Date 2018.08.15
Opening Slav Defense (D12)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5rk1/5pp1/p5p1/1p2P3/4QPBP/B7/q2r2P1/2K4R b - - 4 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.e3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.d4 Bf5
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Nh4 Be4
  7. 7.f3 Bg6
  8. 8.Qb3 Qc7
  9. 9.Bd2 Be7
  10. 10.O-O-O dxc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 a6
  12. 12.Be2 Nbd7
  13. 13.Nxg6 hxg6
  14. 14.Kb1 c5
  15. 15.d5 exd5
  16. 16.Nxd5 Nxd5
  17. 17.Qxd5 Nf6
  18. 18.Qb3 b5
  19. 19.e4 c4
  20. 20.Qe3 Rd8
  21. 21.e5 Nd5
  22. 22.Qe4 O-O
  23. 23.Bc1 Qc6
  24. 24.h4 Qe6
  25. 25.f4 c3
  26. 26.a3 cxb2
  27. 27.Bxb2 Bxa3
  28. 28.Rxd5 Rxd5
  29. 29.Bxa3 Rd2
  30. 30.Kc1 Qa2
  31. 31.Bg4

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