Vladimir Kramnik vs Fabiano Caruana

80th Tata Steel GpA · 2018 · Caro-Kann, Exchange · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event 80th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 12.5
Date 2018.01.27
Opening Caro-Kann, Exchange (B13)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4Q2q/3P4/1p5k/p7/8/1P4P1/7K/8 b - - 6 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 cxd5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Ne5 Nc6
  6. 6.Bb5 Bd7
  7. 7.Nxd7 Qxd7
  8. 8.c3 e6
  9. 9.O-O Bd6
  10. 10.Nd2 O-O
  11. 11.Re1 a6
  12. 12.Bd3 e5
  13. 13.dxe5 Nxe5
  14. 14.Nf3 Nfg4
  15. 15.Nxe5 Nxe5
  16. 16.Bc2 Rfe8
  17. 17.Bf4 Bc7
  18. 18.g3 Rad8
  19. 19.Bxh7+ Kxh7
  20. 20.Bxe5 Bxe5
  21. 21.Qh5+ Kg8
  22. 22.Rxe5 Rxe5
  23. 23.Qxe5 Re8
  24. 24.Qd4 Qb5
  25. 25.b3 Re2
  26. 26.h4 b6
  27. 27.Rd1 Rxa2
  28. 28.Re1 Qc6
  29. 29.Re5 Qf6
  30. 30.Qe3 Ra1+
  31. 31.Kg2 Ra5
  32. 32.h5 d4
  33. 33.cxd4 Rxe5
  34. 34.Qxe5 Qd8
  35. 35.d5 a5
  36. 36.d6 Qd7
  37. 37.Qe7 Qc6+
  38. 38.Kg1 Qc1+
  39. 39.Kh2 Qc5
  40. 40.Qe8+ Kh7
  41. 41.Qe4+ g6
  42. 42.hxg6+ Kg7
  43. 43.Qd3 Qxf2+
  44. 44.Kh1 Qf6
  45. 45.d7 Qd8
  46. 46.Qc3+ Kxg6
  47. 47.Qc6+ Kh5
  48. 48.Qf3+ Kh6
  49. 49.Qxf7 Qh8
  50. 50.Kg2 Qa8+
  51. 51.Kh2 Qh8
  52. 52.Qe8

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