Boris Gelfand vs Vladimir Kramnik

Levitov Chess Week Blitz · 2019 · English Opening · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 0-1
Event Levitov Chess Week Blitz
Site Amsterdam NED
Round 4.3
Date 2019.08.03
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/R7/6p1/7p/7k/6r1/5K2/8 w - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 b6
  3. 3.d4 Bb4
  4. 4.e4 Bb7
  5. 5.f3 f5
  6. 6.exf5 Nh6
  7. 7.Bf4 Nxf5
  8. 8.Ne2 O-O
  9. 9.Qd3 Nc6
  10. 10.d5 Nce7
  11. 11.dxe6 dxe6
  12. 12.O-O-O Ng6
  13. 13.Qxd8 Raxd8
  14. 14.Rxd8 Rxd8
  15. 15.Bxc7 Rc8
  16. 16.Bg3 e5
  17. 17.Bf2 Ba6
  18. 18.a3 Bf8
  19. 19.Ng3 Nd4
  20. 20.Nge4 Nf4
  21. 21.Kb1 Bxc4
  22. 22.Bxc4+ Rxc4
  23. 23.g3 Nd3
  24. 24.Bxd4 exd4
  25. 25.Nd5 Ne5
  26. 26.Nd2 Rc5
  27. 27.Nf4 d3
  28. 28.Rd1 Rc6
  29. 29.h4 b5
  30. 30.Ne4 Rc4
  31. 31.Nd2 Ra4
  32. 32.Nb3 b4
  33. 33.Nxd3 Nxd3
  34. 34.Rxd3 bxa3
  35. 35.Rd8 Rb4
  36. 36.Ka2 axb2
  37. 37.Kxb2 Rb7
  38. 38.Kc2 Kf7
  39. 39.Nd4 Be7
  40. 40.Ra8 Bc5
  41. 41.Nc6 Rc7
  42. 42.Ne5+ Ke6
  43. 43.f4 Bd4+
  44. 44.Kd3 Bxe5
  45. 45.fxe5 Kxe5
  46. 46.Ke3 Kf5
  47. 47.Kf3 Rc3+
  48. 48.Kf2 Ra3
  49. 49.Rg8 g6
  50. 50.Rc8 Kg4
  51. 51.Rc4+ Kh3
  52. 52.Rc7 h5
  53. 53.Rg7 Rxg3
  54. 54.Rxa7 Kxh4

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