Fabiano Caruana vs Vladimir Kramnik

GCT Blitz Paris 2021 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 83 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2021
Site Paris FRA
Round 8.3
Date 2021.06.21
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E54)
Moves 83
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Final Position

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

8/p7/R4pk1/8/Pr4P1/5K2/8/8 b - - 12 83

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Bd3 d5
  6. 6.Nf3 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 c5
  8. 8.O-O b6
  9. 9.a3 Bxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 Bb7
  11. 11.Bb2 Qc7
  12. 12.Rc1 Rd8
  13. 13.Re1 Nc6
  14. 14.Bf1 Ne7
  15. 15.h3 Rac8
  16. 16.Bd3 Be4
  17. 17.Bxe4 Nxe4
  18. 18.c4 Ng6
  19. 19.Qd3 Nf6
  20. 20.Red1 e5
  21. 21.Qf5 exd4
  22. 22.exd4 Qf4
  23. 23.Qxf4 Nxf4
  24. 24.Kf1 cxd4
  25. 25.Nxd4 h5
  26. 26.f3 Kh7
  27. 27.Kf2 Rd7
  28. 28.h4 Rcd8
  29. 29.g3 Ng6
  30. 30.c5 bxc5
  31. 31.Rxc5 Ne7
  32. 32.Re1 Rb8
  33. 33.Ba1 Ned5
  34. 34.Rd1 Rbb7
  35. 35.Nf5 Rbc7
  36. 36.Rdc1 Rb7
  37. 37.Ra5 Kg6
  38. 38.Nd4 Ne7
  39. 39.Rg5+ Kh7
  40. 40.Re1 Rd5
  41. 41.Rge5 Ng6
  42. 42.Rxd5 Nxd5
  43. 43.Nf5 f6
  44. 44.Bd4 Nge7
  45. 45.Nd6 Rd7
  46. 46.Bc5 Nc6
  47. 47.Rd1 Nc3
  48. 48.Rc1 Na4
  49. 49.Ne4 Ne5
  50. 50.Ke2 Nd3
  51. 51.Rc4 Naxc5
  52. 52.Nxc5 Nxc5
  53. 53.Rxc5 Kg6
  54. 54.Ra5 Rb7
  55. 55.Ke3 Rb3+
  56. 56.Ke4 Rb7
  57. 57.Kf4 Rc7
  58. 58.Ke3 Rc3+
  59. 59.Ke4 Rc7
  60. 60.Kd4 Rb7
  61. 61.Ke4 Rc7
  62. 62.Ke3 Rb7
  63. 63.g4 hxg4
  64. 64.fxg4 Rb3+
  65. 65.Kf4 Rb7
  66. 66.h5+ Kh6
  67. 67.Kf5 Re7
  68. 68.Kf4 g6
  69. 69.hxg6 Kxg6
  70. 70.Ra6 Kf7
  71. 71.Kg3 Kg6
  72. 72.Kf3 Kg5
  73. 73.Ra5+ Kg6
  74. 74.Kf4 Rc7
  75. 75.Ra6 Rc4+
  76. 76.Kg3 Rc7
  77. 77.a4 Rb7
  78. 78.Ra5 Rc7
  79. 79.Ra6 Rb7
  80. 80.Kf4 Rb4+
  81. 81.Kf3 Rb7
  82. 82.Kf4 Rb4+
  83. 83.Kf3

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