Vladimir Kramnik vs Fabiano Caruana

FIDE Candidates 2018 · Petroff Defense · 0-1 in 66 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event FIDE Candidates 2018
Site Berlin GER
Round 4.4
Date 2018.03.14
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1B6/8/2k1nR2/8/7p/1b1r1p2/1K6 w - - 0 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Qe2 Qe7
  6. 6.Nc3 Nxc3
  7. 7.dxc3 Qxe2+
  8. 8.Bxe2 Nc6
  9. 9.Be3 Be7
  10. 10.O-O-O O-O
  11. 11.Rhe1 Bf6
  12. 12.Nd2 Re8
  13. 13.Bf3 Ne5
  14. 14.Bf4 Kf8
  15. 15.Bd5 c6
  16. 16.Bb3 Bf5
  17. 17.h3 g5
  18. 18.Bh2 Kg7
  19. 19.c4 g4
  20. 20.Ne4 Bxe4
  21. 21.Rxe4 Bg5+
  22. 22.Kb1 gxh3
  23. 23.c5 f5
  24. 24.Rb4 hxg2
  25. 25.Rxb7+ Kh8
  26. 26.cxd6 Nf3
  27. 27.Ba4 Nxh2
  28. 28.Bxc6 Rad8
  29. 29.d7 Re2
  30. 30.Bxg2 Rxf2
  31. 31.Bc6 Ng4
  32. 32.Rxa7 Ne3
  33. 33.Rg1 h6
  34. 34.Rc7 Kg7
  35. 35.a4 Kf7
  36. 36.Bb5 Ke7
  37. 37.a5 Rf4
  38. 38.c3 Kd6
  39. 39.Rb7 Rg4
  40. 40.Re1 f4
  41. 41.a6 h5
  42. 42.a7 Ra8
  43. 43.b4 h4
  44. 44.c4 h3
  45. 45.c5+ Ke5
  46. 46.Rb8 Rxa7
  47. 47.Rg8 Bf6
  48. 48.d8=Q Bxd8
  49. 49.Rxg4 Bf6
  50. 50.Rg6 Rb7
  51. 51.Be2 Rxb4+
  52. 52.Ka2 Nc2
  53. 53.Rc1 Nd4
  54. 54.Bd3 Ra4+
  55. 55.Kb1 Nb3
  56. 56.Re1+ Kd5
  57. 57.Kc2 Nd4+
  58. 58.Kb1 Nf3
  59. 59.Rd1 Ra1+
  60. 60.Kc2 Rxd1
  61. 61.Ba6 Rd2+
  62. 62.Kc1 Bb2+
  63. 63.Kb1 Kxc5
  64. 64.Bb7 Ne5
  65. 65.Rf6 f3
  66. 66.Rf5 f2

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