Sergey Karjakin vs Fabiano Caruana

Saint Louis Rapid 2019 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2019
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1.4
Date 2019.08.10
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D77)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/p3kp2/PpB1p1p1/1P2P1P1/7P/2Kb4/8/8 b - - 4 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.c4 dxc4
  7. 7.Na3 c5
  8. 8.dxc5 c3
  9. 9.Nb5 Na6
  10. 10.Nxc3 Nxc5
  11. 11.Be3 Nce4
  12. 12.Nxe4 Nxe4
  13. 13.Bd4 Bxd4
  14. 14.Qxd4 Qxd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 Nd6
  16. 16.Rfc1 Rd8
  17. 17.f4 Kf8
  18. 18.Kf2 Bg4
  19. 19.h3 Bd7
  20. 20.Rc7 Rac8
  21. 21.Rac1 Ke8
  22. 22.g4 Rxc7
  23. 23.Rxc7 Rc8
  24. 24.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  25. 25.b3 Bd7
  26. 26.e4 Nb5
  27. 27.Ke3 Nxd4
  28. 28.Kxd4 h6
  29. 29.e5 b6
  30. 30.g5 hxg5
  31. 31.fxg5 e6
  32. 32.Kc4 Kd8
  33. 33.h4 Kc7
  34. 34.Bf3 Kd8
  35. 35.b4 Ba4
  36. 36.b5 Bc2
  37. 37.Kb4 Bf5
  38. 38.a4 Ke7
  39. 39.a5 Bd3
  40. 40.a6 Bf1
  41. 41.Bc6 Bd3
  42. 42.Kc3

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