Sergey Karjakin vs Vladimir Kramnik

World Blitz 2019 · Nimzo-Larsen Attack · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2019
Site Moscow RUS
Round 5.3
Date 2019.12.29
Opening Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/p5RN/5rpK/8/P4P1p/4R3/8/6r1 b - - 16 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.b3 e5
  2. 2.Bb2 Nc6
  3. 3.e3 g6
  4. 4.c4 Bg7
  5. 5.Nf3 Nge7
  6. 6.b4 d6
  7. 7.b5 Nb8
  8. 8.d4 O-O
  9. 9.Be2 e4
  10. 10.Nfd2 f5
  11. 11.Nc3 Nd7
  12. 12.a4 Nf6
  13. 13.Qc2 Be6
  14. 14.h4 Bf7
  15. 15.g3 c6
  16. 16.Ba3 Rc8
  17. 17.bxc6 bxc6
  18. 18.Rb1 h5
  19. 19.Kf1 Qd7
  20. 20.Kg2 Ng4
  21. 21.Rb2 c5
  22. 22.dxc5 dxc5
  23. 23.Rhb1 f4
  24. 24.exf4 Nxf2
  25. 25.Ndxe4 Qh3+
  26. 26.Kxf2 Nf5
  27. 27.Bf1 Qh2+
  28. 28.Ke1 Qg1
  29. 29.Qf2 Qh1
  30. 30.Qg2 Qxg2
  31. 31.Bxg2 Ne3
  32. 32.Bf1 Bxc4
  33. 33.Bxc4+ Nxc4
  34. 34.Ra2 Rfe8
  35. 35.Kf2 Nxa3
  36. 36.Rxa3 Rcd8
  37. 37.Kf1 Rd3
  38. 38.Nxc5 Rxg3
  39. 39.Nb5 Rg4
  40. 40.Rf3 Rxh4
  41. 41.Rbb3 Rh1+
  42. 42.Kg2 Ree1
  43. 43.Rfe3 Reg1+
  44. 44.Kf3 h4
  45. 45.Nd6 Rg3+
  46. 46.Ke4 Rg4
  47. 47.Ne6 Rd1
  48. 48.Rb7 Rxd6
  49. 49.Rxg7+ Kh8
  50. 50.Re7 Rg1
  51. 51.Ke5 Ra6
  52. 52.Kf6 Rf1
  53. 53.Kg5 Rg1+
  54. 54.Kh6 Kg8
  55. 55.Ng5 Rf6
  56. 56.Rg7+ Kf8
  57. 57.Nh7#

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