Sergey Karjakin vs Vladimir Kramnik

4th Zurich CC Blitz · 2015 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event 4th Zurich CC Blitz
Site Zurich SUI
Round 4.2
Date 2015.02.13
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1Q6/p5pp/r3qk2/2P1N3/4pP2/1b5P/6P1/5RK1 b - f3 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bb4
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O d5
  9. 9.exd5 cxd5
  10. 10.h3 c6
  11. 11.Qf3 Re8
  12. 12.Bg5 Rb8
  13. 13.Rad1 Be6
  14. 14.Ne2 Be7
  15. 15.Nd4 Bd7
  16. 16.b3 Ne4
  17. 17.Bf4 Rb4
  18. 18.Bxe4 dxe4
  19. 19.Qg3 Qc8
  20. 20.c4 c5
  21. 21.Nc2 Rb6
  22. 22.Bd6 Bf6
  23. 23.Ne3 Be6
  24. 24.Rd2 Bd4
  25. 25.Rxd4 cxd4
  26. 26.Be5 f6
  27. 27.Bxd4 Ra6
  28. 28.Bxf6 Qb7
  29. 29.Be5 Rxa2
  30. 30.Rd1 Rf8
  31. 31.c5 Qf7
  32. 32.Rf1 Bxb3
  33. 33.Ng4 Ra6
  34. 34.Bd6 Qe6
  35. 35.Bxf8 Kxf8
  36. 36.Qb8+ Kf7
  37. 37.Ne5+ Kf6
  38. 38.f4

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