Boris Gelfand vs Vladimir Kramnik

Sparkassen · 2006 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 19 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Sparkassen
Site Dortmund GER
Round 1
Date 2006.07.29
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D48)
Moves 19
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Final Position

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

r2r2k1/1qbn1ppp/p3p3/P1pb4/1pNPn3/3BPN1P/1P2QPP1/R2RB1K1 w - - 7 20

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Nf3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bd3 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 b5
  8. 8.Bd3 Bb7
  9. 9.O-O a6
  10. 10.a4 b4
  11. 11.Nb1 c5
  12. 12.Nbd2 Bd6
  13. 13.Qe2 Qb8
  14. 14.Nc4 Bc7
  15. 15.h3 O-O
  16. 16.a5 Ne4
  17. 17.Rd1 Rd8
  18. 18.Bd2 Bd5
  19. 19.Be1 Qb7

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