Fabiano Caruana vs Vladimir Kramnik

VI World Blitz · 2010 · Pirc Defense · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event VI World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 5.2
Date 2010.11.16
Opening Pirc Defense (B07)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r1q1k1/8/8/p2Nbp1p/1p1p2nP/4nQB1/1PP3P1/2R1R1K1 b - - 4 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d6
  2. 2.e4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.Be3 a6
  5. 5.Be2 Bg7
  6. 6.h4 h5
  7. 7.f3 b5
  8. 8.Qd2 Nbd7
  9. 9.Nh3 Nb6
  10. 10.Ng5 O-O
  11. 11.a4 b4
  12. 12.Nd1 a5
  13. 13.Nf2 c5
  14. 14.O-O cxd4
  15. 15.Bxd4 e5
  16. 16.Be3 d5
  17. 17.Bc5 Re8
  18. 18.Bb5 Nbd7
  19. 19.Nd3 Ba6
  20. 20.Bf2 Bxb5
  21. 21.axb5 d4
  22. 22.f4 Ng4
  23. 23.fxe5 Ndxe5
  24. 24.Bg3 Nc4
  25. 25.Qe2 f6
  26. 26.Nf3 Nce3
  27. 27.Rfe1 Rc8
  28. 28.Rac1 Rxe4
  29. 29.Nd2 Re8
  30. 30.Qf3 Qb6
  31. 31.Ne4 f5
  32. 32.Nd6 Red8
  33. 33.Nxc8 Rxc8
  34. 34.Nf4 Qxb5
  35. 35.Nxg6 Qe8
  36. 36.Nf4 Be5
  37. 37.Nd5

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