Sergey Karjakin vs Vladimir Kramnik

GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 69 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 12.3
Date 2018.06.24
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

Q6R/8/2R5/4p1k1/4n3/r7/8/5K2 b - - 0 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 d6
  5. 5.O-O a6
  6. 6.Bxc6+ bxc6
  7. 7.Re1 Bg4
  8. 8.Nbd2 Be7
  9. 9.h3 Bh5
  10. 10.Nf1 Nd7
  11. 11.Ng3 Bg6
  12. 12.d4 O-O
  13. 13.dxe5 dxe5
  14. 14.Be3 Bd6
  15. 15.Qe2 a5
  16. 16.Rad1 Qb8
  17. 17.b3 a4
  18. 18.Nh4 axb3
  19. 19.cxb3 Nc5
  20. 20.Nxg6 hxg6
  21. 21.Rc1 Na6
  22. 22.h4 Qb5
  23. 23.Rc4 Nb8
  24. 24.h5 Nd7
  25. 25.hxg6 fxg6
  26. 26.Qg4 Rf7
  27. 27.Re2 Nf8
  28. 28.Nf1 c5
  29. 29.Nh2 Qe8
  30. 30.Nf3 Ne6
  31. 31.Qxg6 Rf6
  32. 32.Qxe8+ Rxe8
  33. 33.Ne1 Kf7
  34. 34.Nd3 Rh8
  35. 35.f3 g5
  36. 36.Nxc5 Bxc5
  37. 37.Bxc5 Rfh6
  38. 38.Be3 Rh1+
  39. 39.Kf2 c5
  40. 40.a4 Rb1
  41. 41.Bxc5 Rhh1
  42. 42.Be3 Rhf1+
  43. 43.Kg3 Rxb3
  44. 44.a5 Ra3
  45. 45.Bb6 Nf4
  46. 46.Rc7+ Kg6
  47. 47.Rec2 Nh5+
  48. 48.Kh2 g4
  49. 49.fxg4 Nf6
  50. 50.g3 Nxg4+
  51. 51.Kg2 Rff3
  52. 52.R2c6+ Nf6
  53. 53.Bf2 Kg5
  54. 54.Rg7+ Kh6
  55. 55.Rf7 Kg6
  56. 56.Rb7 Kg5
  57. 57.Rb5 Ng4
  58. 58.Be1 Rfd3
  59. 59.Rb2 Ne3+
  60. 60.Kh3 Ng4
  61. 61.a6 Kh5
  62. 62.Rb8 Re3
  63. 63.Rh8+ Kg5
  64. 64.Bd2 Nf2+
  65. 65.Kg2 Nxe4
  66. 66.Bxe3+ Rxe3
  67. 67.a7 Rxg3+
  68. 68.Kf1 Ra3
  69. 69.a8=Q

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