Boris Gelfand vs Vladimir Kramnik

Amsterdam VSB · 1996 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amsterdam VSB
Site Amsterdam
Round 5
Date 1996.00.00
Opening English Opening (A33)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

1Q1R4/r1q2p1k/4p1pp/8/8/4P2P/5PPK/8 w - - 6 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 e6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nf6
  6. 6.Bg5 Be7
  7. 7.e3 O-O
  8. 8.Be2 Qa5
  9. 9.Bh4 Rd8
  10. 10.O-O d5
  11. 11.cxd5 Nxd4
  12. 12.Qxd4 Nxd5
  13. 13.Bxe7 Nxe7
  14. 14.b4 Qc7
  15. 15.Nb5 Qd7
  16. 16.Qb2 Nc6
  17. 17.Rfd1 Qe7
  18. 18.Rxd8+ Nxd8
  19. 19.Rd1 Bd7
  20. 20.Qd4 Bxb5
  21. 21.Bxb5 h6
  22. 22.h3 Nc6
  23. 23.Bxc6 bxc6
  24. 24.Qc4 Rb8
  25. 25.a3 a5
  26. 26.bxa5 Qxa3
  27. 27.a6 Ra8
  28. 28.Qxc6 Rxa6
  29. 29.Rd8+ Kh7
  30. 30.Qc2+ g6
  31. 31.Qc7 Ra7
  32. 32.Qb8 Qc1+
  33. 33.Kh2 Qc7+

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