Sergey Karjakin vs Vladimir Kramnik

80th Tata Steel GpA · 2018 · English Opening · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event 80th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 11.3
Date 2018.01.26
Opening English Opening (A14)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/P1k3p1/4P2p/1B1K3P/7b/8/8/8 b - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.g3 d5
  3. 3.Bg2 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 Be7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.b3 c5
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Nc3 Nc6
  9. 9.Bb2 Nxc3
  10. 10.dxc3 Qc7
  11. 11.Qc2 b6
  12. 12.Bc1 Bb7
  13. 13.Bf4 Qc8
  14. 14.Rad1 Rd8
  15. 15.h4 h6
  16. 16.Rxd8+ Nxd8
  17. 17.Rd1 f5
  18. 18.Qd2 Nf7
  19. 19.Qd7 Bf6
  20. 20.Ne5 Nxe5
  21. 21.Bxe5 Bxe5
  22. 22.Bxb7 Qxd7
  23. 23.Rxd7 Re8
  24. 24.Bc6 a5
  25. 25.Bb5 Kf8
  26. 26.f4 Bf6
  27. 27.Rd6 Re7
  28. 28.h5 Bxc3
  29. 29.Rxb6 c4
  30. 30.Rb8+ Kf7
  31. 31.Bxc4 Rd7
  32. 32.Kg2 Ke7
  33. 33.Kf3 Rd1
  34. 34.Rb7+ Rd7
  35. 35.Rb5 Rd1
  36. 36.a3 Rf1+
  37. 37.Kg2 Rd1
  38. 38.e3 Rd6
  39. 39.Kf3 Rc6
  40. 40.g4 fxg4+
  41. 41.Kxg4 a4
  42. 42.Rb7+ Kd8
  43. 43.e4 Bb2
  44. 44.Bb5 Rc7
  45. 45.Rxc7 Kxc7
  46. 46.bxa4 Bc3
  47. 47.e5 Kd8
  48. 48.Kf3 Bd2
  49. 49.Ke4 Ke7
  50. 50.f5 exf5+
  51. 51.Kxf5 Bc1
  52. 52.a5 Bxa3
  53. 53.a6 Bc5
  54. 54.Ke4 Ke6
  55. 55.Bc4+ Kd7
  56. 56.Kd5 Bf2
  57. 57.e6+ Kc7
  58. 58.Bb5 Bh4
  59. 59.a7

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