Fabiano Caruana vs Vladimir Kramnik

40th GM · 2012 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event 40th GM
Site Dortmund GER
Round 8
Date 2012.07.21
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p1p5/1p2R1pk/1P5n/Pb4KP/8/2B5/8 b - - 6 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.c3 O-O
  7. 7.Nbd2 Ne7
  8. 8.d4 exd4
  9. 9.cxd4 Bb6
  10. 10.b3 d5
  11. 11.e5 Ne4
  12. 12.Bd3 Bf5
  13. 13.Qe2 Nc6
  14. 14.Bb2 Nxd2
  15. 15.Qxd2 Be4
  16. 16.Be2 f6
  17. 17.b4 fxe5
  18. 18.dxe5 Kh8
  19. 19.b5 Ne7
  20. 20.Ng5 Ng6
  21. 21.g3 Qe7
  22. 22.e6 Rf5
  23. 23.Nxe4 dxe4
  24. 24.Qd7 Raf8
  25. 25.Qxe7 Nxe7
  26. 26.Ba3 Re8
  27. 27.Rad1 h5
  28. 28.Rd7 Nd5
  29. 29.Rf7 Nf6
  30. 30.Bc4 Bc5
  31. 31.Bb2 Re7
  32. 32.Bd4 Bd6
  33. 33.Re1 b6
  34. 34.Rf8+ Kh7
  35. 35.Rxe4 Rxf2
  36. 36.Kxf2 Nxe4+
  37. 37.Kg2 Nc5
  38. 38.Ra8 Nxe6
  39. 39.Bd3+ Kh6
  40. 40.h4 g6
  41. 41.Rh8+ Rh7
  42. 42.Rg8 Rg7
  43. 43.Bxg7+ Kh7
  44. 44.Re8 Nxg7
  45. 45.Re3 Kh6
  46. 46.a4 Kh7
  47. 47.Kh3 Kh6
  48. 48.Bc2 Kh7
  49. 49.g4 hxg4+
  50. 50.Kxg4 Kh6
  51. 51.Re2 Bb4
  52. 52.Re5 Nh5
  53. 53.Re6

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