Hou Yifan vs Vladimir Kramnik

43rd GM 2015 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 0-1 in 28 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 0-1
Event 43rd GM 2015
Site Dortmund GER
Round 2.2
Date 2015.06.28
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/5pp1/1B5p/4pN2/1P2Rn2/1r3n2/5P1P/7K w - - 2 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.Qe2 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.d3 h6
  7. 7.Nbd2 d6
  8. 8.O-O Ne7
  9. 9.d4 a6
  10. 10.dxc5 axb5
  11. 11.cxd6 Qxd6
  12. 12.Qxb5 Ng6
  13. 13.Re1 b6
  14. 14.Nc4 Qe6
  15. 15.Ne3 Nxe4
  16. 16.Qd5 Nc5
  17. 17.b4 Bb7
  18. 18.Qxe6 Nxe6
  19. 19.Nf5 Rfd8
  20. 20.a4 Rd3
  21. 21.Be3 Rxc3
  22. 22.a5 Rb3
  23. 23.axb6 cxb6
  24. 24.Rxa8+ Bxa8
  25. 25.Bxb6 Bxf3
  26. 26.gxf3 Ng5
  27. 27.Kh1 Nxf3
  28. 28.Re4 Nf4

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