Boris Gelfand vs Vladimir Kramnik

It · 2001 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event It
Site Astana KAZ
Round 6
Date 2001.05.26
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D58)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

r1B3k1/2r1qpp1/1p5p/2ppN1n1/3P4/1P2P2P/1QR2PP1/2R3K1 b - - 0 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 b6
  8. 8.Bd3 Bb7
  9. 9.O-O Nbd7
  10. 10.Bg3 c5
  11. 11.cxd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.Nxd5 exd5
  13. 13.b3 a6
  14. 14.Rc1 Re8
  15. 15.Re1 Nf6
  16. 16.Bh4 Ne4
  17. 17.Bxe7 Qxe7
  18. 18.Rc2 a5
  19. 19.Qc1 Rec8
  20. 20.Rd1 a4
  21. 21.h3 axb3
  22. 22.axb3 Qf6
  23. 23.Qb2 Nd6
  24. 24.Ne5 Rc7
  25. 25.Be2 Ne4
  26. 26.Bf3 Ng5
  27. 27.Bg4 Qe7
  28. 28.Rdc1 Bc8
  29. 29.Bxc8

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