Vladimir Kramnik vs Fabiano Caruana

41st GM · 2013 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1-0 in 76 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event 41st GM
Site Dortmund GER
Round 8.4
Date 2013.08.03
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 76
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1p4P1/4K3/6N1/8/1p6/k7/8 b - - 0 76

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Be3 c5
  8. 8.Rc1 Qa5
  9. 9.Qd2 cxd4
  10. 10.cxd4 Qxd2+
  11. 11.Bxd2 O-O
  12. 12.Nf3 e6
  13. 13.Bc4 Nc6
  14. 14.d5 exd5
  15. 15.Bxd5 h6
  16. 16.O-O Re8
  17. 17.Rb1 Re7
  18. 18.Rfc1 Be6
  19. 19.Bxe6 fxe6
  20. 20.Kf1 Rd8
  21. 21.Be3 Rd3
  22. 22.Ne1 Rd8
  23. 23.h4 Rf7
  24. 24.Nf3 Rd3
  25. 25.Bc5 Rfd7
  26. 26.Ke2 Rc3
  27. 27.Rxc3 Bxc3
  28. 28.g4 Bf6
  29. 29.Be3 Kg7
  30. 30.g5 hxg5
  31. 31.hxg5 Be7
  32. 32.Bd2 Bd8
  33. 33.Bc3+ Kg8
  34. 34.Bf6 Bb6
  35. 35.Nh2 Rh7
  36. 36.Ng4 Kf8
  37. 37.Kf3 Ke8
  38. 38.Kg2 Rh4
  39. 39.Kg3 Rh7
  40. 40.f4 Rd7
  41. 41.Rh1 Rd3+
  42. 42.Kg2 Rd2+
  43. 43.Kf3 Rd3+
  44. 44.Kg2 Rd2+
  45. 45.Kf3 Rd3+
  46. 46.Ke2 Rg3
  47. 47.Rh4 Kd7
  48. 48.Bg7 Nd4+
  49. 49.Kf1 Kc6
  50. 50.Ne5+ Kb5
  51. 51.Rh2 Re3
  52. 52.Rb2+ Ka4
  53. 53.Bf8 Ba5
  54. 54.Nxg6 Rxe4
  55. 55.Bd6 Nf5
  56. 56.Be5 Ne3+
  57. 57.Ke2 Nf5+
  58. 58.Kf2 Bb6+
  59. 59.Rxb6 axb6
  60. 60.Nf8 Ka3
  61. 61.Nxe6 Kxa2
  62. 62.g6 Rc4
  63. 63.Nd4 Nh6
  64. 64.g7 Rc5
  65. 65.Ne6 Rc8
  66. 66.Nf8 b5
  67. 67.f5 Rc2+
  68. 68.Kf3 Rc1
  69. 69.f6 Rf1+
  70. 70.Ke4 Ng8
  71. 71.Kd5 b4
  72. 72.Nh7 b3
  73. 73.Ke6 Nxf6
  74. 74.Bxf6 Rg1
  75. 75.Bg5 Rxg5
  76. 76.Nxg5

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