Sergey Karjakin vs Gata Kamsky

21st TCh-RUS 2014 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 78 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Gata Kamsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 21st TCh-RUS 2014
Site Loo RUS
Round 6.1
Date 2014.04.12
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 78
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Final Position

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

KQ6/8/8/3k4/8/8/8/4q3 b - - 0 78

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nc3 d6
  4. 4.f4 a6
  5. 5.Nf3 b5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nd7
  7. 7.e5 c5
  8. 8.Be4 Rb8
  9. 9.Ne2 Nh6
  10. 10.c3 cxd4
  11. 11.cxd4 e6
  12. 12.O-O Qb6
  13. 13.h3 Nf5
  14. 14.Kh2 Bb7
  15. 15.Bxb7 Qxb7
  16. 16.Ng3 Nxg3
  17. 17.Kxg3 Nb6
  18. 18.Qe2 O-O
  19. 19.Ng5 dxe5
  20. 20.dxe5 Nd5
  21. 21.Bd2 Rfc8
  22. 22.Rac1 Bf8
  23. 23.Ne4 Be7
  24. 24.Be3 Rxc1
  25. 25.Rxc1 Rc8
  26. 26.Rd1 Rc4
  27. 27.Bd4 Qc7
  28. 28.b3 Rc2
  29. 29.Rd2 Rc1
  30. 30.Rd1 f5
  31. 31.Nf2 Bh4+
  32. 32.Kxh4 Nxf4
  33. 33.Qf3 Qd8+
  34. 34.Kg3 Rxd1
  35. 35.Qxd1 Qxd4
  36. 36.Qxd4 Ne2+
  37. 37.Kf3 Nxd4+
  38. 38.Ke3 Nc6
  39. 39.Nd3 a5
  40. 40.a4 b4
  41. 41.Kf4 h6
  42. 42.h4 Kf7
  43. 43.Nc5 Ke7
  44. 44.Nb7 Kf8
  45. 45.Nc5 Kf7
  46. 46.Nb7 Ke7
  47. 47.Nc5 Nd8
  48. 48.g4 fxg4
  49. 49.Kxg4 Nf7
  50. 50.Kf4 g5+
  51. 51.hxg5 hxg5+
  52. 52.Ke4 Nd8
  53. 53.Kd3 Nc6
  54. 54.Kc4 Nxe5+
  55. 55.Kb5 Kf6
  56. 56.Ne4+ Kf5
  57. 57.Ng3+ Kf4
  58. 58.Nf1 g4
  59. 59.Kxa5 Nf3
  60. 60.Kxb4 Nd2
  61. 61.a5 Nxf1
  62. 62.a6 Ne3
  63. 63.a7 Nd5+
  64. 64.Kc5 Nc7
  65. 65.Kc6 Na8
  66. 66.Kb7 g3
  67. 67.Kxa8 g2
  68. 68.Kb7 g1=Q
  69. 69.a8=Q Qg2+
  70. 70.Kb8 Qxa8+
  71. 71.Kxa8 Ke5
  72. 72.b4 Kd5
  73. 73.Kb7 e5
  74. 74.b5 e4
  75. 75.b6 e3
  76. 76.Ka8 e2
  77. 77.b7 e1=Q
  78. 78.b8=Q

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