Fabiano Caruana vs Vladimir Kramnik

GCT Rapid Paris 2018 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 7.4
Date 2018.06.22
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6RQ/2q2p2/2b2r2/p4kpp/p3p3/2P4P/1P4P1/5R1K b - - 5 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Nbd2 Nd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Bxd4
  7. 7.c3 Bb6
  8. 8.d4 c6
  9. 9.dxe5 cxb5
  10. 10.exf6 Qxf6
  11. 11.O-O O-O
  12. 12.a4 bxa4
  13. 13.Nc4 Bc7
  14. 14.Ne3 b5
  15. 15.Nd5 Qd8
  16. 16.Qg4 Be5
  17. 17.f4 Bb8
  18. 18.Be3 Bb7
  19. 19.Rad1 a5
  20. 20.Nb6 h5
  21. 21.Qe2 Qe7
  22. 22.e5 d6
  23. 23.Nxa8 Bxa8
  24. 24.Qxb5 dxe5
  25. 25.f5 Qh4
  26. 26.Qe2 Bc6
  27. 27.Qf2 Qc4
  28. 28.f6 g6
  29. 29.Qg3 Bc7
  30. 30.h3 Rb8
  31. 31.Rd2 Qe6
  32. 32.Qg5 Qe8
  33. 33.Re1 Qf8
  34. 34.Bf2 Kh7
  35. 35.Kh2 e4+
  36. 36.Bg3 Rb5
  37. 37.Qh4 Qb8
  38. 38.Bxc7 Qxc7+
  39. 39.Qg3 Qb7
  40. 40.Qd6 Rf5
  41. 41.Qf8 Qc7+
  42. 42.Kh1 Rxf6
  43. 43.Rd8 g5
  44. 44.Qh8+ Kg6
  45. 45.Rg8+ Kf5
  46. 46.Rf1+

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