Fabiano Caruana vs Vladimir Kramnik

Zuerich Chess Challenge Blitz · 2013 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Zuerich Chess Challenge Blitz
Site Zuerich SUI
Round 3.2
Date 2013.02.22
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

2k5/2P5/4K3/8/6n1/B7/8/8 w - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nc3 c6
  4. 4.Be3 d6
  5. 5.Qd2 Nd7
  6. 6.h4 Ngf6
  7. 7.f3 b5
  8. 8.g4 Nb6
  9. 9.h5 Rg8
  10. 10.Nh3 b4
  11. 11.Nd1 a5
  12. 12.a3 bxa3
  13. 13.Rxa3 Ba6
  14. 14.Bxa6 Rxa6
  15. 15.Qe2 Ra8
  16. 16.c4 Nfd7
  17. 17.Nc3 e6
  18. 18.Kf2 gxh5
  19. 19.g5 Qe7
  20. 20.Nf4 h6
  21. 21.Nxh5 hxg5
  22. 22.Nxg7+ Rxg7
  23. 23.Rh8+ Nf8
  24. 24.Rb3 Nd7
  25. 25.Rb7 g4
  26. 26.fxg4 Rh7
  27. 27.Rxh7 Nxh7
  28. 28.Qf3 Qh4+
  29. 29.Qg3 Qxg3+
  30. 30.Kxg3 a4
  31. 31.Bc1 Nhf8
  32. 32.Rb4 c5
  33. 33.dxc5 Nxc5
  34. 34.Nb5 Kd7
  35. 35.Be3 Nd3
  36. 36.Bd2 Nxb4
  37. 37.Bxb4 Ra6
  38. 38.e5 Ng6
  39. 39.Bxd6 Rc6
  40. 40.c5 Ne7
  41. 41.Kf4 Ra6
  42. 42.Kg5 Nd5
  43. 43.Nd4 Ra8
  44. 44.c6+ Ke8
  45. 45.Kh6 Ne3
  46. 46.Kg5 Nc4
  47. 47.Nb5 Rc8
  48. 48.c7 Nxb2
  49. 49.Na7 Kd7
  50. 50.Nxc8 Kxc8
  51. 51.Kf6 Nc4
  52. 52.Kxf7 a3
  53. 53.Bxa3 Nxe5+
  54. 54.Kxe6 Nxg4

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