Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Sergey Karjakin

Armageddon: Chess for TV · 2019 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Armageddon: Chess for TV
Site Moscow RUS
Round 2.1
Date 2019.06.13
Opening Four Knights Game (C48)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/6P1/R7/7p/8/p5rk/5K2/8 b - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Nd4
  5. 5.O-O Nxb5
  6. 6.Nxb5 c6
  7. 7.Nc3 d6
  8. 8.d4 Qc7
  9. 9.a4 Be7
  10. 10.h3 O-O
  11. 11.Bg5 Re8
  12. 12.Qd3 h6
  13. 13.Bh4 Nh5
  14. 14.Bxe7 Qxe7
  15. 15.Rfd1 Nf4
  16. 16.Qe3 Qf6
  17. 17.Ne2 Nxe2+
  18. 18.Qxe2 exd4
  19. 19.Rxd4 d5
  20. 20.e5 Qg6
  21. 21.Kh2 Bf5
  22. 22.Nh4 Qg5
  23. 23.Nxf5 Qxf5
  24. 24.Re1 Re7
  25. 25.f4 Rae8
  26. 26.g4 Qd7
  27. 27.c4 f6
  28. 28.cxd5 fxe5
  29. 29.d6 exd4
  30. 30.dxe7 d3
  31. 31.Qd2 Qd4
  32. 32.Kg3 Kf7
  33. 33.Qe3 Qxe3+
  34. 34.Rxe3 d2
  35. 35.Rd3 Rxe7
  36. 36.Rxd2 a5
  37. 37.f5 Re3+
  38. 38.Kf4 Rb3
  39. 39.Rd7+ Kf6
  40. 40.Rd6+ Ke7
  41. 41.Re6+ Kf7
  42. 42.Rd6 Rxb2
  43. 43.h4 Rb4+
  44. 44.Kg3 Rxa4
  45. 45.Rd7+ Kf6
  46. 46.Rxb7 Ra3+
  47. 47.Kf4 Ra4+
  48. 48.Kg3 h5
  49. 49.g5+ Kxf5
  50. 50.Rxg7 Ra3+
  51. 51.Kf2 Kg4
  52. 52.Rc7 Rf3+
  53. 53.Ke2 Rg3
  54. 54.Rxc6 Kxh4
  55. 55.g6 a4
  56. 56.Ra6 a3
  57. 57.Kf2 Kh3
  58. 58.g7

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