Alexander Grischuk vs Vladimir Kramnik

FIDE Candidates 2018 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1-0 in 91 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2018
Site Berlin GER
Round 8.2
Date 2018.03.19
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D40)
Moves 91
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2Pk3P/8/5p2/3b1B2/3K4/8/8 b - - 4 91

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 c5
  5. 5.e3 dxc4
  6. 6.Bxc4 a6
  7. 7.Bb3 b5
  8. 8.e4 cxd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 Bb7
  10. 10.e5 Ne4
  11. 11.O-O Nxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 Nc6
  13. 13.a4 Bc5
  14. 14.axb5 axb5
  15. 15.Rxa8 Bxa8
  16. 16.Nxb5 O-O
  17. 17.Qxd8 Rxd8
  18. 18.Bf4 h6
  19. 19.h4 Ne7
  20. 20.Rd1 Rb8
  21. 21.Bc4 Bc6
  22. 22.Nd4 Be4
  23. 23.h5 Nd5
  24. 24.Bxd5 Bxd5
  25. 25.Be3 Rc8
  26. 26.Re1 Bc4
  27. 27.Nf3 Ba3
  28. 28.Bd4 Bd3
  29. 29.Nd2 Bb2
  30. 30.Nf1 Rc4
  31. 31.Re3 Bf5
  32. 32.Ng3 Bh7
  33. 33.Kh2 Bc1
  34. 34.Re2 Bf4
  35. 35.Kh3 Ra4
  36. 36.Kg4 Bc1
  37. 37.Kf3 Bd3
  38. 38.Re1 Bb2
  39. 39.Ke3 Bc2
  40. 40.Kd2 Bb3
  41. 41.Rb1 Ra2
  42. 42.Kd3 Ba4
  43. 43.Ne4 Ba3
  44. 44.Ke3 Bc2
  45. 45.Re1 Bb3
  46. 46.g4 Bd5
  47. 47.Kd3 Be7
  48. 48.Rb1 Ra8
  49. 49.f4 Bh4
  50. 50.Rh1 Bd8
  51. 51.Rb1 Bc7
  52. 52.Ke3 Kh7
  53. 53.Nd6 Kg8
  54. 54.Rb5 Bc6
  55. 55.Rb4 Bd8
  56. 56.Bb6 Bh4
  57. 57.Bd4 Bg2
  58. 58.Rb2 Bc6
  59. 59.Rb6 Bg2
  60. 60.Rb2 Bc6
  61. 61.Rb3 Bg3
  62. 62.c4 Bh2
  63. 63.f5 exf5
  64. 64.Nxf5 Kh7
  65. 65.Bb2 Re8
  66. 66.Nd6 Re7
  67. 67.Rb8 f6
  68. 68.Rc8 Bh1
  69. 69.Nf5 Rb7
  70. 70.exf6 Rb3+
  71. 71.Bc3 gxf6
  72. 72.Kd2 Bf4+
  73. 73.Kc2 Rb8
  74. 74.Rxb8 Bxb8
  75. 75.Ne7 Be4+
  76. 76.Kd2 Bf4+
  77. 77.Ke2 Kg7
  78. 78.Nf5+ Kf7
  79. 79.Bd2 Be5
  80. 80.Bxh6 Ke6
  81. 81.Be3 Bxf5
  82. 82.gxf5+ Kxf5
  83. 83.h6 Kg6
  84. 84.c5 f5
  85. 85.Kf3 Kf7
  86. 86.Bf4 Bd4
  87. 87.c6 Ke7
  88. 88.c7 Kd7
  89. 89.h7 Kc8
  90. 90.Ke2 Kd7
  91. 91.Kd3

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