Sergey Karjakin vs Peter Svidler

FIDE Candidates 2016 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Peter Svidler
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 1.1
Date 2016.03.11
Opening Slav Defense (D16)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

2r2k2/1p3ppp/p3b3/8/P2KP3/2N4P/1P3RP1/8 w - - 1 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 e6
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.Bxc4 Nc6
  8. 8.O-O cxd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 Bd7
  10. 10.Nf3 a6
  11. 11.e4 Qc7
  12. 12.h3 Bd6
  13. 13.Qe2 O-O
  14. 14.Bd3 Ne5
  15. 15.Nxe5 Bxe5
  16. 16.f4 Bd4+
  17. 17.Be3 Bxe3+
  18. 18.Qxe3 e5
  19. 19.Rac1 exf4
  20. 20.Qxf4 Qxf4
  21. 21.Rxf4 Be6
  22. 22.Kf2 Rac8
  23. 23.Ke3 Nd7
  24. 24.Rff1 Rfe8
  25. 25.Be2 Nb6
  26. 26.Rcd1 Nc4+
  27. 27.Bxc4 Rxc4
  28. 28.Rf2 Kf8
  29. 29.Rd4 Rxd4
  30. 30.Kxd4 Rc8

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