Boris Gelfand vs Vladimir Kramnik

Amber Blindfold · 1999 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 22 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber Blindfold
Site Monte Carlo
Round 10
Date 1999.03.27
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 22
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Final Position

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

r2b2k1/pp4pp/4pp2/3n4/2RB4/PP2PN2/4KPPP/8 b - - 0 22

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.a3 Nc6
  9. 9.Rc1 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 Qxd1+
  11. 11.Kxd1 Bd7
  12. 12.Ke2 Rfd8
  13. 13.Rhd1 Ne7
  14. 14.Nb5 Ned5
  15. 15.Bxd5 Bxb5+
  16. 16.Bc4 Rxd1
  17. 17.Kxd1 Bxc4
  18. 18.Rxc4 Bb6
  19. 19.Ke2 Nd5
  20. 20.Be5 f6
  21. 21.Bd4 Bd8
  22. 22.b3

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