Peter Svidler vs Sergey Karjakin

20th TCh-RUS 2013 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Peter Svidler
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 20th TCh-RUS 2013
Site Loo RUS
Round 4
Date 2013.04.10
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

7k/1pp3p1/8/p3P3/r4n1P/6B1/1PR3K1/8 w - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.Nbd2 Ne7
  8. 8.d4 exd4
  9. 9.cxd4 Bb6
  10. 10.Re1 Bg4
  11. 11.h3 Bh5
  12. 12.Qb3 d5
  13. 13.e5 Nd7
  14. 14.a4 a5
  15. 15.Bd3 Re8
  16. 16.g4 Bg6
  17. 17.Bxg6 Nxg6
  18. 18.Nf1 Ndf8
  19. 19.Ng3 Ne6
  20. 20.Be3 Ngf4
  21. 21.h4 f6
  22. 22.Rad1 Rf8
  23. 23.Nf5 fxe5
  24. 24.dxe5 Qe8
  25. 25.Ng5 Nxg5
  26. 26.Bxf4 Ne6
  27. 27.Bg3 h5
  28. 28.Rxd5 hxg4
  29. 29.Ne3 Rf3
  30. 30.Rd3 Bxe3
  31. 31.Rexe3 Rxe3
  32. 32.Rxe3 Rd8
  33. 33.Re4 Qg6
  34. 34.Qc4 Kh8
  35. 35.Rxg4 Qf5
  36. 36.Re4 Rd2
  37. 37.Re2 Rd1+
  38. 38.Kg2 Rd4
  39. 39.Qc2 Qxc2
  40. 40.Rxc2 Rxa4
  41. 41.f4 Nxf4+

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