Sergey Karjakin vs Vladimir Kramnik

Tal Memorial Blitz · 2008 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 0-1
Event Tal Memorial Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 21
Date 2008.08.30
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5R2/2pk4/1P5r/2p2p1p/1PP4K/8/8 b - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Nc3 Ke8
  10. 10.h3 b6
  11. 11.Bf4 Bb4
  12. 12.Ne4 Ba6
  13. 13.Rfc1 Be2
  14. 14.Nh2 Rd8
  15. 15.c3 Be7
  16. 16.Re1 Bc4
  17. 17.g4 Nh4
  18. 18.Bg3 Ng6
  19. 19.f4 Rd3
  20. 20.f5 Bd5
  21. 21.Nf1 Nh4
  22. 22.Re2 Nf3+
  23. 23.Kf2 Bxe4
  24. 24.Rxe4 Ng5
  25. 25.Re2 Nxh3+
  26. 26.Kg2 Ng5
  27. 27.Rd2 Rxd2+
  28. 28.Nxd2 h5
  29. 29.Rh1 g6
  30. 30.Bh4 hxg4
  31. 31.f6 Nf3
  32. 32.Nxf3 gxf3+
  33. 33.Kxf3 g5
  34. 34.fxe7 gxh4
  35. 35.Kg4 Kxe7
  36. 36.Kh3 Ke6
  37. 37.Rf1 Rh7
  38. 38.Re1 c5
  39. 39.Re2 b5
  40. 40.b3 Kd5
  41. 41.Rd2+ Ke6
  42. 42.Rd8 Rh5
  43. 43.Ra8 Kxe5
  44. 44.Rxa7 Kd6
  45. 45.Ra6+ c6
  46. 46.Ra7 f5
  47. 47.a4 f4
  48. 48.Rf7 c4
  49. 49.axb5

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