Sergey Karjakin vs Vladimir Kramnik

20th Amber Blindfold · 2011 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event 20th Amber Blindfold
Site Monaco MNC
Round 4
Date 2011.03.15
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/2p1n2P/pp4Pr/6K1/1P3R1N/Pk6/8 b - - 11 44

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 Bd7
  10. 10.h3 h6
  11. 11.b3 c5
  12. 12.Nd5 c6
  13. 13.Nf4 g5
  14. 14.Bb2 Rg8
  15. 15.e6 Bxe6
  16. 16.Rad1+ Kc7
  17. 17.Nxe6+ fxe6
  18. 18.g4 Bg7
  19. 19.Bxg7 Nxg7
  20. 20.Ne5 Rad8
  21. 21.Rxd8 Rxd8
  22. 22.f4 gxf4
  23. 23.Rxf4 Rd1+
  24. 24.Kg2 Ne8
  25. 25.Rf7+ Kb6
  26. 26.Re7 Nf6
  27. 27.Rxe6 Nd5
  28. 28.Rxh6 Ne3+
  29. 29.Kg3 Nxc2
  30. 30.h4 Nd4
  31. 31.h5 Ka5
  32. 32.Rh7 b5
  33. 33.h6 Rh1
  34. 34.Kg2 Rh4
  35. 35.Kg3 Rh1
  36. 36.g5 Kb4
  37. 37.Nd3+ Kc3
  38. 38.Nxc5 a5
  39. 39.Rf7 Kb4
  40. 40.Nd3+ Kc3
  41. 41.Nf2 Rh5
  42. 42.Nh3 Ne6
  43. 43.Rf3+ Kb2
  44. 44.Kg4

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