Boris Gelfand vs Vladimir Kramnik

The Game

White	Boris Gelfand
Black	Vladimir Kramnik
Result	1-0
Event	Candidats FIDE sf2
Site	Sanghi Nagar
Round	4
Date	1994.00.00
Opening	Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D40)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1k2rp2/1Q5R/8/1nqp4/8/5PPP/6K1 b - - 1 42

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 c5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
4. 4.e3 e6
5. 5.d4 d5
6. 6.a3 a6
7. 7.b3 cxd4
8. 8.exd4 Be7
9. 9.c5 b6
10. 10.cxb6 Nd7
11. 11.Bd3 a5
12. 12.Nb5 Qxb6
13. 13.Bf4 O-O
14. 14.O-O Na7
15. 15.Nc7 Rb8
16. 16.b4 Bb7
17. 17.bxa5 Qxa5
18. 18.Qe2 e5
19. 19.Bxe5 Nxe5
20. 20.Qxe5 Nc6
21. 21.Qf4 Rbc8
22. 22.Nb5 Ba6
23. 23.a4 Nb4
24. 24.Bf5 Rcd8
25. 25.Rfe1 Bf6
26. 26.Ne5 Bxe5
27. 27.dxe5 Bxb5
28. 28.axb5 Qxb5
29. 29.Ra3 Qc4
30. 30.Bxh7+ Kxh7
31. 31.Qf5+ Kg8
32. 32.Rh3 Rfe8
33. 33.Qh7+ Kf8
34. 34.Qh8+ Ke7
35. 35.Qxg7 d4
36. 36.e6 Kd6
37. 37.e7 Rd7
38. 38.Qe5+ Kc6
39. 39.Rh6+ Kb7
40. 40.Qa5 Rdxe7
41. 41.Rxe7+ Rxe7
42. 42.Qb6+

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