Fabiano Caruana vs Vladimir Kramnik

The Game

White	Fabiano Caruana
Black	Vladimir Kramnik
Result	1-0
Event	GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site	Leuven BEL
Round	8.4
Date	2016.06.18
Opening	Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves	40

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r3rk2/1p2qpp1/p5b1/P1QP1N2/7R/1P4PP/2B2P1K/8 b - - 2 40

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
4. 4.d3 Bc5
5. 5.c3 O-O
6. 6.O-O d6
7. 7.Nbd2 Ne7
8. 8.d4 exd4
9. 9.cxd4 Bb6
10. 10.Re1 Bg4
11. 11.h3 Bh5
12. 12.a4 a6
13. 13.Bf1 Nc6
14. 14.a5 Ba7
15. 15.Ra4 h6
16. 16.Qc2 Re8
17. 17.Bd3 Bg6
18. 18.b3 Qd7
19. 19.Bb2 Nh5
20. 20.d5 Ne5
21. 21.Nxe5 dxe5
22. 22.Nf3 Nf4
23. 23.Nxe5 Qd6
24. 24.Ng4 Nxd5
25. 25.Rd1 Nf4
26. 26.Qc3 Ne6
27. 27.Bc2 Qc5
28. 28.Rc4 Qg5
29. 29.Rd5 Qh4
30. 30.Kh2 c6
31. 31.g3 Qe7
32. 32.Nxh6+ Kh7
33. 33.Nf5 cxd5
34. 34.exd5 Qf6
35. 35.Rh4+ Kg8
36. 36.Nh6+ Kf8
37. 37.Ba3+ Nc5
38. 38.Bxc5+ Bxc5
39. 39.Qxc5+ Qe7
40. 40.Nf5

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