Michael Adams vs Vladimir Kramnik

Linares16th · 1999 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Michael Adams
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares16th
Site Linares
Round 13
Date 1999.03.09
Opening Four Knights Game (C48)
Moves 61
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/3kB3/p2P2p1/2K3P1/1P6/4b3 w - - 6 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.Bb5 Nd4
  5. 5.Ba4 c6
  6. 6.Nxe5 d6
  7. 7.Nd3 b5
  8. 8.Bb3 a5
  9. 9.a3 d5
  10. 10.e5 Ne4
  11. 11.O-O Nc5
  12. 12.Nxc5 Bxc5
  13. 13.Kh1 O-O
  14. 14.Ne2 a4
  15. 15.Ba2 f6
  16. 16.Nxd4 Bxd4
  17. 17.c3 Bxe5
  18. 18.d4 Bb8
  19. 19.Bb1 Ra7
  20. 20.Qf3 g5
  21. 21.Qh5 Qe8
  22. 22.Qxe8 Rxe8
  23. 23.Bd3 Bg4
  24. 24.Bd2 Be2
  25. 25.Rfe1 Rae7
  26. 26.Bf5 Kg7
  27. 27.Kg1 h5
  28. 28.g3 Bd6
  29. 29.Be3 Bg4
  30. 30.Bd3 Bf3
  31. 31.Bd2 Be4
  32. 32.Bxe4 Rxe4
  33. 33.Rxe4 Rxe4
  34. 34.Re1 g4
  35. 35.Kg2 f5
  36. 36.f3 Rxe1
  37. 37.Bxe1 f4
  38. 38.Bd2 fxg3
  39. 39.hxg3 Kg6
  40. 40.fxg4 hxg4
  41. 41.Bf4 Be7
  42. 42.Kf2 c5
  43. 43.dxc5 Bxc5+
  44. 44.Be3 Bd6
  45. 45.Bf4 Bc5+
  46. 46.Be3 Bf8
  47. 47.Bf4 Kf5
  48. 48.Ke3 Bg7
  49. 49.Kd3 Bf6
  50. 50.Bb8 Ke6
  51. 51.Bf4 Bg7
  52. 52.Bb8 d4
  53. 53.cxd4 Kd5
  54. 54.Ba7 Bh6
  55. 55.Bb8 Bg7
  56. 56.Ba7 Bf8
  57. 57.Bb8 b4
  58. 58.axb4 Bxb4
  59. 59.Bf4 Be1
  60. 60.Be5 Bf2
  61. 61.Kc3 Be1+

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