Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Kramnik-Caruana Round 4 0-1 2018 Candidates Berlin annotated


Start positionPrevious MoveNext MoveEnd positionPlay movesStop playing
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. Nc3 Nxc3 7. dxc3 Qxe2+ 8. Bxe2 Nc6 9. Be3 ( 9. Bf4 Be7 10. O-O-O Bg4 11. Rhe1 O-O-O 12. Nd4 Bxe2 13. Rxe2 Bf6 14. Nxc6 1/2-1/2 (14) Huebner,R (2585)-Seirawan,Y (2635) Manila 1990 ) 9...  Be7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. Rhe1 Bf6 ( 11... Bd7 12. h3 Rad8 13. Nd4 Bf6 14. Bf3 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bxd4 16. cxd4 b6 17. Re7 Rfe8 1/2-1/2 (17) Blatny,F (2325)-Jankovec,I (2355) Rzeszow 1984 ) 12. Nd2 Re8 13. Bf3 Ne5 14. Bf4 Kf8 15. Bd5 c6 16. Bb3 Bf5 17. h3 g5 18. Bh2 Kg7 19. c4 ( 19. f4 gxf4 20. Bxf4 ) ( 19. g4 Bg6 20. Re3 ) 19...  g4 20. Ne4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Bg5+ 22. Kb1 gxh3 23. c5? ( 23. gxh3 f5 24. Bxe5+ dxe5 25. Rd7+ Re7 26. Rxe7+ Bxe7 27. Rxe5 ) 23...  f5! ( 23... hxg2 24. cxd6 Nf3 25. Rg4 ) 24. Rb4 hxg2 25. Rxb7+ Kh8 26. cxd6 Nf3 27. Ba4 Nxh2 28. Bxc6 Rad8 29. d7 Re2 30. Bxg2 Rxf2 31. Bc6 Ng4 32. Rxa7 Ne3 33. Rg1 h6 ( 33... Rxc2 34. Ba4 Re2 ) 34. Rc7 Kg7 ( 34... Rxc2 35. Rxg5 Rxd7 36. Rc8+ ( 36. Rxd7 hxg5 37. Bb7 f4 ) ( 36. Bxd7 Rxc7 37. Rh5 Rxd7 ) 36... Kh7 37. Bxd7 Rxc8 38. Rxf5 ) 35. a4 Kf7 ( 35... Nxc2 36. Rc8 Kf7 37. Rxg5 ) 36. Bb5 Ke7? ( 36... f4 37. a5 f3 38. Rg3 ) 37. a5 Rf4 38. c3 Kd6? ( 38... Rg4 39. Rh1 Nd5 40. Rc5 ) 39. Rb7 ( 39. Rc6+ Ke7 40. a6 Rxd7 ) 39...  Rg4 40. Re1 f4 ( 40... Re4 41. a6 Ra8 42. a7 ) 41. a6 h5 ( 41... f3 42. a7 f2 43. Rxe3 Bxe3 44. Rb8 Rg1+ 45. Kc2 ) 42. a7 Ra8 43. b4 ( 43. c4!! wins 43... f3 ( 43... h4 44. c5+! Kxc5 45. Rc1+ Kd5 46. Rc8! ) 44. d8=Q+ Bxd8 ( 44... Rxd8 45. Rb8 ) 45. Rxe3 f2 46. Rf3 Rg1+ 47. Ka2 f1=Q 48. c5+! Kxc5 49. Bxf1 ) ( 43. d8=Q+ Bxd8 44. Rb8 Rxa7 ) 43...  h4 44. c4 ( 44. d8=R+ Bxd8 45. Rd7+ Ke5 ) 44...  h3 45. c5+ Ke5 46. Rb8 Rxa7 47. Rg8 Bf6 48. d8=Q Bxd8 49. Rxg4 ( 49. Rxd8 Rb7 50. Bc6 Rxb4+ 51. Ka2 Rg3 ) 49...  Bf6 50. Rg6 Rb7 51. Be2 Rxb4+ 52. Ka2 Nc2 ( 52... Ke6 53. Rb1 Ra4+ 54. Kb3 ) 53. Rc1 Nd4 ( 53... h2 54. Rh6 Nd4 55. Bd1 ) 54. Bd3 ( 54. Bg4 Ra4+ 55. Kb2 ) 54...  Ra4+ 55. Kb1 Nb3 56. Re1+ Kd5 57. Kc2 Nd4+ 58. Kb1? ( 58. Kc1 Be5 59. Rh6 ) 58...  Nf3 59. Rd1?? final blunder ( 59. Rxf6 Nxe1 60. Bf1 ) 59...  Ra1+ 60. Kc2 Rxd1 61. Ba6 ( 61. Kxd1 h2 62. Rh6 Bh4 63. Rd6+ Kxc5 64. Rc6+ Kd5 ) 61...  Rd2+ 62. Kc1 Bb2+ 63. Kb1 Kxc5 64. Bb7 Ne5 65. Rf6 f3 66. Rf5 f2! ( 66... f2 67. Ba6 h2 68. Rh5 Rd1+ 69. Kxb2 h1=Q 70. Rxh1 Rxh1 71. Kc3 Nc4 72. Bxc4 Rc1+ 73. Kd2 Kxc4 74. Kxc1 Kc3 75. Kb1 f1=Q+ 76. Ka2 Qe2+ 77. Ka1 Qb2# ) 0-1


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