Fabiano Caruana vs Vladimir Kramnik

Zuerich Chess Challenge · 2013 · Modern Benoni · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Zuerich Chess Challenge
Site Zuerich SUI
Round 3.2
Date 2013.02.25
Opening Modern Benoni (A62)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/8/5p2/7k/2R3pP/6Pn/1b2P1K1/8 w - - 1 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 c5
  4. 4.d5 exd5
  5. 5.cxd5 d6
  6. 6.Nc3 g6
  7. 7.Bg2 Bg7
  8. 8.Nf3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Re8
  10. 10.Bf4 a6
  11. 11.a4 h6
  12. 12.Re1 Bf5
  13. 13.Qc1 g5
  14. 14.Bd2 Nbd7
  15. 15.h4 g4
  16. 16.Nh2 Kh7
  17. 17.Nf1 Ne5
  18. 18.Bf4 Bg6
  19. 19.Ne3 h5
  20. 20.a5 Qc7
  21. 21.Ra4 Kg8
  22. 22.Qd2 Nfd7
  23. 23.Ra2 b5
  24. 24.axb6 Qxb6
  25. 25.Be4 Bxe4
  26. 26.Nxe4 Ng6
  27. 27.Nxd6 Nxf4
  28. 28.Nec4 Nh3+
  29. 29.Kf1 Qb8
  30. 30.Nxe8 Qxe8
  31. 31.Qc2 Ne5
  32. 32.Nd6 Qd7
  33. 33.Nf5 Bf8
  34. 34.Ne3 c4
  35. 35.Qf5 Qxf5
  36. 36.Nxf5 Bb4
  37. 37.Rd1 a5
  38. 38.Raa1 f6
  39. 39.Rac1 Bc5
  40. 40.Nd4 Kf7
  41. 41.Kg2 Rb8
  42. 42.Rc2 Rb4
  43. 43.d6 Rb6
  44. 44.Nf5 Bxf2
  45. 45.d7 Nxd7
  46. 46.Rxd7+ Ke6
  47. 47.Rh7 Kxf5
  48. 48.Rxh5+ Kg6
  49. 49.Rxa5 Rb4
  50. 50.Ra6 Bd4
  51. 51.Rc6 Bxb2
  52. 52.R6xc4 Rxc4
  53. 53.Rxc4 Kh5

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