Vladimir Kramnik vs Sergey Karjakin

Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event Tal Memorial Blitz 2014
Site Sochi RUS
Round 1.4
Date 2014.11.13
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D20)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1p6/2p5/8/pP4K1/P2k4/3p4/3Q4 b - - 3 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.e4 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nd5
  5. 5.Bxc4 Nb6
  6. 6.Bb3 Nc6
  7. 7.Ne2 Bf5
  8. 8.Nbc3 e6
  9. 9.O-O Qd7
  10. 10.Be3 O-O-O
  11. 11.Bc2 Bxc2
  12. 12.Qxc2 Kb8
  13. 13.a3 f6
  14. 14.Rfd1 Ne7
  15. 15.Nf4 Nbd5
  16. 16.Rac1 c6
  17. 17.exf6 gxf6
  18. 18.Ne4 Nxe3
  19. 19.fxe3 Nd5
  20. 20.Qf2 f5
  21. 21.Nxd5 exd5
  22. 22.Ng3 Bd6
  23. 23.Nxf5 Rdf8
  24. 24.Rf1 Bc7
  25. 25.Rce1 Rf6
  26. 26.Qc2 Rhf8
  27. 27.Ng3 Bxg3
  28. 28.hxg3 Qg7
  29. 29.Rxf6 Rxf6
  30. 30.Rf1 Rxf1+
  31. 31.Kxf1 Qxg3
  32. 32.Qxh7 Qxe3
  33. 33.Qh2+ Kc8
  34. 34.Qh3+ Qxh3
  35. 35.gxh3 Kd7
  36. 36.Kf2 Ke6
  37. 37.Kf3 Kf5
  38. 38.h4 a5
  39. 39.b4 a4
  40. 40.Kg3 Ke4
  41. 41.Kg4 Kxd4
  42. 42.h5 Ke3
  43. 43.h6 d4
  44. 44.h7 d3
  45. 45.h8=Q d2
  46. 46.Qh1 Kd3
  47. 47.Qd1

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