Sergey Karjakin vs Vladimir Kramnik

2nd Norway Chess 2014 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1-0 in 72 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event 2nd Norway Chess 2014
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 8.5
Date 2014.06.12
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D35)
Moves 72
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/8/4Q2p/6rk/5K2/8 b - - 1 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bg5 c6
  6. 6.e3 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 Be7
  8. 8.Bd3 O-O
  9. 9.Qc2 Nh5
  10. 10.Bxe7 Qxe7
  11. 11.Nf3 Nf4
  12. 12.Bf1 Nd7
  13. 13.O-O-O Ng6
  14. 14.h4 Qf6
  15. 15.Bd3 Nb6
  16. 16.h5 Ne7
  17. 17.Rh4 Bf5
  18. 18.Bxf5 Qxf5
  19. 19.Qxf5 Nxf5
  20. 20.Rf4 Nd6
  21. 21.Ne5 Rae8
  22. 22.Rh1 Re7
  23. 23.Kc2 Rfe8
  24. 24.b3 a5
  25. 25.a4 Na8
  26. 26.Nd3 Nc7
  27. 27.Rg4 Na6
  28. 28.Rf4 Ne4
  29. 29.Kb2 Kh7
  30. 30.Nxe4 dxe4
  31. 31.Ne5 Nb4
  32. 32.Rf5 c5
  33. 33.Rd1 cxd4
  34. 34.exd4 Rd8
  35. 35.Nc4 Nd3+
  36. 36.Kc3 g6
  37. 37.Rxa5 Nxf2
  38. 38.Re1 gxh5
  39. 39.d5 e3
  40. 40.Kc2 Ng4
  41. 41.d6 Re6
  42. 42.Ra7 Rf6
  43. 43.Re2 b6
  44. 44.Rb7 Rdxd6
  45. 45.Nxd6 Rxd6
  46. 46.Rxf7+ Kg6
  47. 47.Rf1 Kg5
  48. 48.b4 h4
  49. 49.Kc3 Nf2
  50. 50.Rxe3 Nd1+
  51. 51.Rxd1 Rxd1
  52. 52.Re5+ Kg4
  53. 53.Re6 Rc1+
  54. 54.Kb3 Kh5
  55. 55.Rxb6 Rg1
  56. 56.a5 Rxg2
  57. 57.a6 Rg3+
  58. 58.Kc4 Rg4+
  59. 59.Kd3 Rg8
  60. 60.Rb5+ Kg4
  61. 61.Ra5 h3
  62. 62.Ra2 Ra8
  63. 63.b5 h5
  64. 64.Ke3 Kg3
  65. 65.a7 h2
  66. 66.Rxh2 Kxh2
  67. 67.b6 Kh3
  68. 68.b7 Rxa7
  69. 69.b8=Q Rg7
  70. 70.Qe5 Rg3+
  71. 71.Kf2 h4
  72. 72.Qe4

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