Vladimir Kramnik vs Sergey Karjakin

Crocus City Stars Blitz · 2022 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Crocus City Stars Blitz
Site Krasnogorsk RUS
Round 12.2
Date 2022.10.05
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/R4k2/4rpp1/1pB1P2p/2n2P1P/1Nb3P1/6K1/8 b - - 9 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.h3 d6
  7. 7.c3 a5
  8. 8.Re1 h6
  9. 9.Nbd2 Be6
  10. 10.a4 Bxc4
  11. 11.Nxc4 Re8
  12. 12.Qb3 Qd7
  13. 13.Qb5 Nd8
  14. 14.Qxd7 Nxd7
  15. 15.g3 Ne6
  16. 16.Kg2 h5
  17. 17.Rd1 g6
  18. 18.d4 exd4
  19. 19.cxd4 Bb4
  20. 20.Ne3 Nf6
  21. 21.e5 dxe5
  22. 22.dxe5 Ne4
  23. 23.Nd5 c6
  24. 24.Nb6 Rad8
  25. 25.Be3 N4c5
  26. 26.h4 Nd3
  27. 27.Nc4 b5
  28. 28.axb5 cxb5
  29. 29.Nxa5 Nxb2
  30. 30.Rxd8 Nxd8
  31. 31.Nb3 Ne6
  32. 32.Nfd4 Bc3
  33. 33.Nxe6 Rxe6
  34. 34.Ra8+ Kg7
  35. 35.f4 Nc4
  36. 36.Bc5 f6
  37. 37.Ra7+ Kg8
  38. 38.Ra8+ Kg7
  39. 39.Ra7+ Kg8
  40. 40.Ra8+ Kf7
  41. 41.Ra7+

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