Boris Gelfand vs Vladimir Kramnik

Candidats FIDE sf2 · 1994 · English Opening · 1-0 in 63 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event Candidats FIDE sf2
Site Sanghi Nagar
Round 8
Date 1994.00.00
Opening English Opening (A34)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2b4p/1p2k2P/p3Pp1K/P4P2/1P1P4/5B2/8 b - - 0 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Bg2 e6
  6. 6.Nxd5 exd5
  7. 7.Qb3 Nc6
  8. 8.Qxd5 Qxd5
  9. 9.Bxd5 Nb4
  10. 10.Be4 f5
  11. 11.Bb1 g6
  12. 12.Nf3 Nc6
  13. 13.d3 Bg7
  14. 14.a3 b6
  15. 15.Ba2 Bb7
  16. 16.O-O Kd7
  17. 17.Rb1 Rhe8
  18. 18.Re1 Rac8
  19. 19.Bd2 Nd4
  20. 20.Nxd4 cxd4
  21. 21.Bb3 a5
  22. 22.Kf1 Bc6
  23. 23.a4 Bf8
  24. 24.Rec1 Re5
  25. 25.Rc2 Rc5
  26. 26.Rxc5 Bxc5
  27. 27.Ra1 Re8
  28. 28.Bc4 Kd6
  29. 29.b3 Re7
  30. 30.h4 Kd7
  31. 31.Bf4 Bb4
  32. 32.Rc1 Bc5
  33. 33.Bg8 Rg7
  34. 34.Bc4 Re7
  35. 35.Bh6 Re5
  36. 36.f3 Re8
  37. 37.Kf2 Ke7
  38. 38.Rg1 Bd7
  39. 39.Bg5+ Kf8
  40. 40.Bh6+ Ke7
  41. 41.Bg5+ Kf8
  42. 42.h5 Kg7
  43. 43.h6+ Kf8
  44. 44.Bf6 Be6
  45. 45.Bxe6 Rxe6
  46. 46.Bg7+ Kf7
  47. 47.g4 Rc6
  48. 48.f4 Ke6
  49. 49.Kf3 Rc7
  50. 50.gxf5+ gxf5
  51. 51.Be5 Rd7
  52. 52.Rg7 Re7
  53. 53.Kg3 Rd7
  54. 54.Kh4 Be7+
  55. 55.Kh5 Bd8
  56. 56.Rxd7 Kxd7
  57. 57.Bxd4 Ke6
  58. 58.e4 Bc7
  59. 59.Kg5 Bd8+
  60. 60.Kh5 Bc7
  61. 61.Be3 Bd8
  62. 62.Bf2 Bc7
  63. 63.e5

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