Fabiano Caruana vs Vladimir Kramnik

FIDE Candidates 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2018
Site Berlin GER
Round 11.1
Date 2018.03.23
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

8/p5p1/1p3k2/PP1p1p2/1P3P2/4K1P1/8/8 b - - 1 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 c6
  4. 4.e4 dxe4
  5. 5.Nxe4 c5
  6. 6.Nxc5 Nc6
  7. 7.Nf3 Nxd4
  8. 8.Qxd4 Qxd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 Bxc5
  10. 10.Nb5 Ke7
  11. 11.Bd2 Bd7
  12. 12.b4 Bxb5
  13. 13.cxb5 Bd6
  14. 14.g3 Rc8
  15. 15.Bg2 b6
  16. 16.Ke2 Nh6
  17. 17.Rac1 Nf5
  18. 18.Bc3 f6
  19. 19.f4 h5
  20. 20.Bc6 Rcd8
  21. 21.a4 h4
  22. 22.Kf3 hxg3
  23. 23.hxg3 Rxh1
  24. 24.Rxh1 Bb8
  25. 25.Be4 Kf7
  26. 26.Rc1 Ne7
  27. 27.Be1 f5
  28. 28.Bb1 Rd4
  29. 29.Bc3 Rc4
  30. 30.Ba2 Rc8
  31. 31.Bb2 Rd8
  32. 32.Bc4 Rc8
  33. 33.Bb3 Rxc1
  34. 34.Bxc1 Bd6
  35. 35.Bd2 Nd5
  36. 36.Bxd5 exd5
  37. 37.Bc3 Be7
  38. 38.a5 Bf6
  39. 39.Bxf6 Kxf6
  40. 40.Ke3

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