Sergey Karjakin vs Vladimir Kramnik

18th Amber Blindfold · 2009 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 18th Amber Blindfold
Site Nice FRA
Round 3
Date 2009.03.16
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

r3q1k1/1b3ppp/pR6/P3p3/p1Q1PB2/1r3P1P/6P1/R5K1 w - - 0 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.Qc2 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Na6
  8. 8.e3 Nxc5
  9. 9.Be2 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 a6
  11. 11.a4 b6
  12. 12.O-O Bb7
  13. 13.Rfd1 Qc8
  14. 14.Qe2 Qc6
  15. 15.Qf1 Rfc8
  16. 16.Ne5 Qe8
  17. 17.h3 Ncd7
  18. 18.Nxd7 Nxd7
  19. 19.e4 Bf6
  20. 20.f3 Bxc3
  21. 21.bxc3 Nc5
  22. 22.a5 Na4
  23. 23.Rd6 b5
  24. 24.Bb3 Rxc3
  25. 25.Bxa4 bxa4
  26. 26.Rb6 Rb3
  27. 27.Qc4 e5

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