Sergey Karjakin vs Vladimir Kramnik

World Blitz 2015 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 0-1
Event World Blitz 2015
Site Berlin GER
Round 17.3
Date 2015.10.14
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D73)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/p4p2/3r3p/4b2P/8/4qQ2/P7/5BK1 w - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.c4 c6
  6. 6.cxd5 cxd5
  7. 7.Nc3 O-O
  8. 8.Ne5 Bf5
  9. 9.O-O Ne4
  10. 10.Be3 Nxc3
  11. 11.bxc3 Nc6
  12. 12.Nd3 Rc8
  13. 13.Nf4 e6
  14. 14.Rc1 Na5
  15. 15.f3 Nc4
  16. 16.Bf2 g5
  17. 17.Nh5 Bh8
  18. 18.e4 Bg6
  19. 19.g4 Qa5
  20. 20.Qe2 h6
  21. 21.h4 Qd8
  22. 22.hxg5 Bxh5
  23. 23.gxh5 Qxg5
  24. 24.f4 Qxf4
  25. 25.exd5 e5
  26. 26.Rcd1 Rfe8
  27. 27.Rde1 Bg7
  28. 28.Qd3 Qd2
  29. 29.Qg3 Qg5
  30. 30.Qh3 exd4
  31. 31.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  32. 32.Qd7 Rd8
  33. 33.Qc7 Nd2
  34. 34.Rd1 dxc3
  35. 35.d6 Be5
  36. 36.Qxb7 c2
  37. 37.Re1 c1=Q
  38. 38.Rxc1 Nf3+
  39. 39.Qxf3 Qxc1+
  40. 40.Bf1 Rxd6
  41. 41.Be3 Qxe3+

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