Sergey Karjakin vs Vladimir Kramnik

FIDE Candidates 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2018
Site Berlin GER
Round 9.4
Date 2018.03.20
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D35)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/3b2p1/5b1p/p6q/P1Q5/3R1RB1/6K1/8 b - - 2 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 c5
  7. 7.Rb1 Be7
  8. 8.Nf3 O-O
  9. 9.h4 cxd4
  10. 10.cxd4 Nc6
  11. 11.h5 f5
  12. 12.exf5 Qa5+
  13. 13.Bd2 Qxf5
  14. 14.Bc3 h6
  15. 15.Bd3 Qg4
  16. 16.Kf1 e5
  17. 17.d5 e4
  18. 18.dxc6 exf3
  19. 19.gxf3 Rxf3
  20. 20.Be2 Rxf2+
  21. 21.Kxf2 Bc5+
  22. 22.Kf1 Qf4+
  23. 23.Bf3 bxc6
  24. 24.Be1 Be6
  25. 25.Bh4 Rf8
  26. 26.Kg2 Kh8
  27. 27.Rc1 Rf5
  28. 28.Rc3 Rd5
  29. 29.Bxd5 Bxd5+
  30. 30.Rf3 Qg4+
  31. 31.Bg3 Bd6
  32. 32.Rh3 Be7
  33. 33.Qe2 Be4
  34. 34.Qf2 a5
  35. 35.a4 c5
  36. 36.Rh1 Bf6
  37. 37.Re1 Bc6
  38. 38.Re3 c4
  39. 39.Qe2 Qxh5
  40. 40.Qxc4 Bd7
  41. 41.Rd3

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