Boris Gelfand vs Vladimir Kramnik

Legends of Chess Prelim · 2020 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event Legends of Chess Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 6.1
Date 2020.07.26
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2Q2r2/7k/4Q1p1/8/5r1P/P7/2R2b2/5K2 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Bf4 dxc4
  6. 6.e3 b5
  7. 7.Nxb5 Bb4+
  8. 8.Nd2 Nd5
  9. 9.Bg3 N7b6
  10. 10.a3 Ba5
  11. 11.Rc1 O-O
  12. 12.Nc3 Bb7
  13. 13.Nxc4 Nxc4
  14. 14.Bxc4 Nxc3
  15. 15.bxc3 Bxg2
  16. 16.Rg1 Be4
  17. 17.Qh5 Bf5
  18. 18.Ke2 Bb6
  19. 19.Be5 Bg6
  20. 20.Qg4 Qe8
  21. 21.h4 f5
  22. 22.Qf3 f4
  23. 23.exf4 Rf5
  24. 24.Kf1 Rd8
  25. 25.Bd3 Rh5
  26. 26.Bxg6 hxg6
  27. 27.Bxg7 Qb5+
  28. 28.c4 Qf5
  29. 29.Bf6 Rf8
  30. 30.Rg5 Rxf6
  31. 31.Rxf5 Rhxf5
  32. 32.c5 Ba5
  33. 33.Rc2 c6
  34. 34.Qxc6 Rxf4
  35. 35.Qa8+ Rf8
  36. 36.Qxa7 Bd8
  37. 37.c6 Bf6
  38. 38.c7 Bxd4
  39. 39.Qa6 Bxf2
  40. 40.Qxe6+ Kh7
  41. 41.c8=Q

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