Vladimir Kramnik vs Sergey Karjakin

19th Amber Blindfold · 2010 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 76 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event 19th Amber Blindfold
Site Nice FRA
Round 11
Date 2010.03.25
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 76
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/7P/8/4Q3/2P3K1/8/4P3/3q4 b - - 0 76

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.Qa4 Bb7
  6. 6.Bg2 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 bxc5
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.Nc3 O-O
  10. 10.Rd1 Qb6
  11. 11.Bf4 Rd8
  12. 12.Rd2 d6
  13. 13.Rad1 Ne8
  14. 14.Nb5 Na6
  15. 15.Bg5 Bxg5
  16. 16.Nxg5 Bxg2
  17. 17.Kxg2 Nac7
  18. 18.Qc2 g6
  19. 19.Nc3 Nf6
  20. 20.Qd3 Nce8
  21. 21.Qf3 Rab8
  22. 22.Nce4 Qb7
  23. 23.b3 Nxe4
  24. 24.Nxe4 Qc7
  25. 25.Qf4 e5
  26. 26.Qh4 Kg7
  27. 27.f3 Rd7
  28. 28.Rd5 Rbd8
  29. 29.Qh3 Re7
  30. 30.g4 h6
  31. 31.Qh4 a5
  32. 32.g5 hxg5
  33. 33.Qxg5 f6
  34. 34.Qd2 Ra8
  35. 35.Nxd6 Nxd6
  36. 36.Rxd6 a4
  37. 37.Qd5 Rb8
  38. 38.Rc6 Qa7
  39. 39.Qd6 Rf7
  40. 40.Ra6 Qb7
  41. 41.Rxa4 e4
  42. 42.Qd5 exf3+
  43. 43.Qxf3 Qe7
  44. 44.Ra6 Re8
  45. 45.Rd2 Qe5
  46. 46.Rad6 Qg5+
  47. 47.Qg3 Qf5
  48. 48.R6d5 Re5
  49. 49.h3 Qb1
  50. 50.Rxe5 fxe5
  51. 51.Kh2 e4
  52. 52.Rd6 e3
  53. 53.Qe5+ Kh7
  54. 54.Rf6 Rxf6
  55. 55.Qxf6 Qxa2
  56. 56.Qe7+ Kh6
  57. 57.Qxe3+ Kh7
  58. 58.Kg3 Qb2
  59. 59.Qe7+ Kh6
  60. 60.Kf3 Qa3
  61. 61.Qe3+ Kh7
  62. 62.h4 Qa8+
  63. 63.Qe4 Qa3
  64. 64.h5 Qxb3+
  65. 65.Kg4 Qd1
  66. 66.Qxg6+ Kh8
  67. 67.Qf6+ Kh7
  68. 68.Qe7+ Kh6
  69. 69.Qe3+ Kg7
  70. 70.h6+ Kf7
  71. 71.Qf3+ Ke7
  72. 72.Qb7+ Kf6
  73. 73.Qc6+ Ke7
  74. 74.Qxc5+ Ke8
  75. 75.Qe5+ Kf8
  76. 76.h7

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