Fabiano Caruana vs Vladimir Kramnik

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 17.5
Date 2016.06.20
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/1p3r2/2p2Pq1/p3Q2R/3P3p/1P6/2P5/5K2 b - - 1 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.Nbd2 Be6
  7. 7.Qe2 Nd7
  8. 8.Nb3 Bb6
  9. 9.Ng5 Bxb3
  10. 10.axb3 f6
  11. 11.Nf3 Nc5
  12. 12.O-O Ne6
  13. 13.Nd2 O-O
  14. 14.Nc4 Qd7
  15. 15.Kh1 Rae8
  16. 16.Be3 c5
  17. 17.Qg4 Kh8
  18. 18.g3 Qc6
  19. 19.f3 a6
  20. 20.h4 Ba7
  21. 21.Bd2 Nd4
  22. 22.Ne3 Rd8
  23. 23.Bc3 Nb5
  24. 24.Rae1 Qe8
  25. 25.h5 c6
  26. 26.f4 exf4
  27. 27.gxf4 Nxc3
  28. 28.bxc3 Bb8
  29. 29.Nf5 Rd7
  30. 30.Nh4 Rff7
  31. 31.Rg1 Kg8
  32. 32.Re2 Bd6
  33. 33.Reg2 Bf8
  34. 34.h6 Kh8
  35. 35.Qh5 Qe6
  36. 36.Ng6+ Kg8
  37. 37.f5 Qd6
  38. 38.Nxf8 Qxf8
  39. 39.d4 cxd4
  40. 40.cxd4 a5
  41. 41.hxg7 Rxg7
  42. 42.e5 fxe5
  43. 43.f6 Rxg2
  44. 44.Rxg2+ Kh8
  45. 45.Qxe5 Qh6+
  46. 46.Kg1 Qc1+
  47. 47.Kh2 Qh6+
  48. 48.Kg3 Rf7
  49. 49.Rf2 Qg6+
  50. 50.Kh2 Qh6+
  51. 51.Kg2 Qg6+
  52. 52.Kf1 h5
  53. 53.Rf5 h4
  54. 54.Rh5+

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