Magnus Carlsen vs Vladimir Kramnik

81st Tata Steel GpA · 2019 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 81st Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 4.1
Date 2019.01.15
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/1P6/2P5/8/7p/5NbP/4p1K1/2k5 w - - 1 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 d5
  6. 6.Nbd2 dxe4
  7. 7.dxe4 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Qe7
  9. 9.b4 Bd6
  10. 10.a3 a5
  11. 11.Rb1 axb4
  12. 12.axb4 Be6
  13. 13.Re1 Rfd8
  14. 14.Qc2 h6
  15. 15.Bf1 Ra2
  16. 16.Bb2 Qe8
  17. 17.Nc4 b5
  18. 18.Ne3 Ne7
  19. 19.Ra1 Rda8
  20. 20.Rxa2 Rxa2
  21. 21.Ra1 Rxa1
  22. 22.Bxa1 Qa8
  23. 23.Bb2 Qxe4
  24. 24.Qxe4 Nxe4
  25. 25.Bxb5 f5
  26. 26.Bd3 Nf6
  27. 27.Bf1 g5
  28. 28.Nc4 Bxc4
  29. 29.Bxc4+ Kg7
  30. 30.Nd2 e4
  31. 31.Bb3 c6
  32. 32.h3 h5
  33. 33.Kf1 Kg6
  34. 34.Nc4 Bc7
  35. 35.Na5 Nd7
  36. 36.Ba4 Nb6
  37. 37.Bxc6 Nxc6
  38. 38.Nxc6 Nc4
  39. 39.Bc1 f4
  40. 40.f3 exf3
  41. 41.gxf3 g4
  42. 42.Kg2 Kg5
  43. 43.b5 g3
  44. 44.Nb4 Ne3+
  45. 45.Bxe3 fxe3
  46. 46.Nd3 e2
  47. 47.f4+ Bxf4
  48. 48.b6 Kf5
  49. 49.Kf3 g2
  50. 50.Kxg2 Ke4
  51. 51.Ne1 Ke3
  52. 52.b7 h4
  53. 53.c4 Bg3
  54. 54.c5 Kd2
  55. 55.Nf3+ Kd1
  56. 56.c6 Kc1

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