Wei Yi vs Sergey Karjakin

78th Tata Steel GpA · 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 73 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 78th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 11.7
Date 2016.01.29
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 73
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Final Position

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

8/p3kp2/1p6/3Pb1KP/P1R5/1P5r/2B5/8 b - - 10 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Ne8
  10. 10.Nd5 Bd6
  11. 11.Re1 c6
  12. 12.Ne3 Be7
  13. 13.c4 Nc7
  14. 14.d4 d6
  15. 15.g3 Bf6
  16. 16.Bg2 g6
  17. 17.Qd3 d5
  18. 18.cxd5 cxd5
  19. 19.b3 Be6
  20. 20.Bb2 Qd7
  21. 21.Rac1 Rac8
  22. 22.f4 Bg7
  23. 23.Rc2 Na6
  24. 24.Rf2 Nb4
  25. 25.Qd1 Nc6
  26. 26.f5 gxf5
  27. 27.Ref1 Ne7
  28. 28.Ba3 Bh6
  29. 29.Qd3 Rfe8
  30. 30.Bxe7 Qxe7
  31. 31.Nxf5 Bxf5
  32. 32.Rxf5 Qe2
  33. 33.Qf3 Qxf3
  34. 34.Bxf3 Re7
  35. 35.Kg2 Be3
  36. 36.Bxd5 Rcc7
  37. 37.Rd1 Rc1
  38. 38.Rxc1 Bxc1
  39. 39.Bc4 Rd7
  40. 40.d5 Ba3
  41. 41.g4 Kg7
  42. 42.Rg5+ Kh8
  43. 43.Rh5 Kg7
  44. 44.Bd3 h6
  45. 45.g5 hxg5
  46. 46.Rxg5+ Kh6
  47. 47.Rf5 Kg7
  48. 48.Kf3 Rd6
  49. 49.Rg5+ Kh6
  50. 50.Kg4 Bc1
  51. 51.Re5 Bb2
  52. 52.Rh5+ Kg7
  53. 53.Rg5+ Kf8
  54. 54.Rh5 Kg7
  55. 55.Kf4 Rf6+
  56. 56.Ke3 Ba3
  57. 57.h4 Bc5+
  58. 58.Ke4 Rf2
  59. 59.Ke5 Rd2
  60. 60.Rg5+ Kf8
  61. 61.Rg3 Rh2
  62. 62.Rg4 Ke7
  63. 63.a4 Rh3
  64. 64.Bc2 Bd6+
  65. 65.Kf5 Rf3+
  66. 66.Kg5 Be5
  67. 67.Rb4 b6
  68. 68.h5 Rh3
  69. 69.Rc4 Bf6+
  70. 70.Kh6 Be5
  71. 71.Kg5 Bf6+
  72. 72.Kh6 Be5
  73. 73.Kg5

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