Boris Gelfand vs Vladimir Kramnik

Novgorod · 1996 · Sicilian, Dragon · 1-0 in 62 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event Novgorod
Site Novgorod
Round 8
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B70)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/6k1/8/6pp/1P2r3/7K/1R3B2 b - - 1 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bg7
  6. 6.Nb3 Nf6
  7. 7.Be2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O d6
  9. 9.Re1 a6
  10. 10.Bf1 b5
  11. 11.Bg5 h6
  12. 12.Bh4 Bb7
  13. 13.a4 b4
  14. 14.Nd5 Nd7
  15. 15.Rb1 Nb6
  16. 16.Qd2 Nxa4
  17. 17.Nxb4 Nxb4
  18. 18.Qxb4 Bc6
  19. 19.e5 Qb8
  20. 20.Qa3 g5
  21. 21.Bg3 dxe5
  22. 22.Nd4 Bd7
  23. 23.Qxe7 Qe8
  24. 24.Qd6 e4
  25. 25.Qb4 a5
  26. 26.Qd2 f5
  27. 27.Bd6 Rf6
  28. 28.Ba3 Kh8
  29. 29.b3 Nb6
  30. 30.c4 Qe5
  31. 31.Rbd1 Rc8
  32. 32.Nb5 Bxb5
  33. 33.Bb2 Qc7
  34. 34.cxb5 Rff8
  35. 35.Rc1 Qe7
  36. 36.Rc6 Rxc6
  37. 37.bxc6 Bxb2
  38. 38.Qxb2+ Kh7
  39. 39.Qd4 Qb4
  40. 40.Qxb4 axb4
  41. 41.Rd1 Rc8
  42. 42.Rd6 Kg7
  43. 43.g4 fxg4
  44. 44.c7 Na8
  45. 45.Rd8 Rxc7
  46. 46.Rxa8 Rc3
  47. 47.Bc4 e3
  48. 48.Ra7+ Kf6
  49. 49.Ra6+ Kg7
  50. 50.Ra7+ Kf6
  51. 51.Ra6+ Kg7
  52. 52.fxe3 Rxe3
  53. 53.Ra7+ Kf6
  54. 54.Ra6+ Kg7
  55. 55.Rb6 g3
  56. 56.Rxb4 h5
  57. 57.Rb7+ Kf6
  58. 58.Rf7+ Kg6
  59. 59.Rf1 g4
  60. 60.Rb1 gxh2+
  61. 61.Kxh2 h4
  62. 62.Bf1

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