Boris Gelfand vs Vladimir Kramnik

Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event Tal Memorial Blitz 2014
Site Sochi RUS
Round 11.5
Date 2014.11.13
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A41)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r2Q4/5k2/1B3p2/3K1N2/4P2p/8/8/8 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d6
  2. 2.e4 Nf6
  3. 3.f3 c5
  4. 4.d5 e6
  5. 5.c4 exd5
  6. 6.cxd5 Be7
  7. 7.Nc3 O-O
  8. 8.Nge2 Nh5
  9. 9.g4 Bh4+
  10. 10.Kd2 Nf6
  11. 11.Ng3 Na6
  12. 12.Kc2 b5
  13. 13.Bxb5 Rb8
  14. 14.Bxa6 Bxa6
  15. 15.Nf5 Nd7
  16. 16.g5 Bf2
  17. 17.Qd2 Bd4
  18. 18.Nxd4 cxd4
  19. 19.Qxd4 Qa5
  20. 20.Bf4 Rb4
  21. 21.Qe3 Nc5
  22. 22.Rhd1 Qb6
  23. 23.b3 Rc8
  24. 24.Rac1 Bc4
  25. 25.Kd2 Bxb3
  26. 26.axb3 Nxb3+
  27. 27.Ke1 Qxe3+
  28. 28.Bxe3 Nxc1
  29. 29.Rxc1 a5
  30. 30.Bd2 a4
  31. 31.Ra1 Ra8
  32. 32.Ra3 f6
  33. 33.gxf6 gxf6
  34. 34.Kd1 Kf7
  35. 35.Kc2 Rc8
  36. 36.Kd3 Ra8
  37. 37.Be3 Rb3
  38. 38.Rxb3 axb3
  39. 39.Bc1 Ra1
  40. 40.Kd2 Ra8
  41. 41.Bb2 Rg8
  42. 42.Nb5 Rg2+
  43. 43.Kc3 Rf2
  44. 44.Nxd6+ Kg6
  45. 45.Kxb3 Rxf3+
  46. 46.Kc4 Rh3
  47. 47.Nf5 Rxh2
  48. 48.Bd4 h5
  49. 49.d6 Kf7
  50. 50.Kd5 Ra2
  51. 51.d7 Ra8
  52. 52.Bb6 h4
  53. 53.d8=Q

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