Sergey Karjakin vs Alexander Grischuk

FIDE Candidates 2018 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2018
Site Berlin GER
Round 3.3
Date 2018.03.12
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

6k1/5pp1/2p1q2p/3n4/1Pp5/3Q1P1P/3B2P1/6K1 w - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 h6
  6. 6.h3 d6
  7. 7.Na4 Bb6
  8. 8.a3 Ne7
  9. 9.b4 Ng6
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.c3 c6
  12. 12.Nxb6 axb6
  13. 13.Bb3 Re8
  14. 14.Re1 Be6
  15. 15.Bc2 d5
  16. 16.exd5 Nxd5
  17. 17.Bd2 Bf5
  18. 18.d4 Bxc2
  19. 19.Qxc2 exd4
  20. 20.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  21. 21.Nxd4 b5
  22. 22.a4 bxa4
  23. 23.Rxa4 Rxa4
  24. 24.Qxa4 Ngf4
  25. 25.Qd1 Qe4
  26. 26.Qf1 Ne6
  27. 27.f3 Qg6
  28. 28.Nxe6 Qxe6
  29. 29.Qd3 b5
  30. 30.c4 bxc4

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