Vladimir Kramnik vs Michael Adams

Dortmund · 1996 · English Opening · 1-0 in 87 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Michael Adams
Result 1-0
Event Dortmund
Site Dortmund
Round 3
Date 1996.00.00
Opening English Opening (A17)
Moves 87
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4K3/5PN1/7n/6kP/8/8/8 b - - 8 87

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qb3 c5
  5. 5.g3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O d6
  8. 8.d3 h6
  9. 9.e3 e5
  10. 10.Nd2 Bxc3
  11. 11.Qxc3 d5
  12. 12.cxd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.Qxc5 Ndb4
  14. 14.b3 Nxd3
  15. 15.Qc3 Nxc1
  16. 16.Raxc1 Be6
  17. 17.Ne4 Qe7
  18. 18.Qc5 Rad8
  19. 19.Qxe7 Nxe7
  20. 20.Nc5 Bd5
  21. 21.Bxd5 Rxd5
  22. 22.Nxb7 Rd2
  23. 23.a4 Rb8
  24. 24.Rc7 Nd5
  25. 25.Rd7 Nxe3
  26. 26.Rxd2 Nxf1
  27. 27.Rd7 Nd2
  28. 28.b4 Nc4
  29. 29.a5 Kf8
  30. 30.Rc7 a6
  31. 31.b5 axb5
  32. 32.a6 Ra8
  33. 33.Nc5 Ke8
  34. 34.Rb7 Nd6
  35. 35.Rb6 Ke7
  36. 36.Kg2 f5
  37. 37.h4 h5
  38. 38.Kf1 Rc8
  39. 39.Nb7 Rc1+
  40. 40.Kg2 Nc8
  41. 41.Rxb5 Kf6
  42. 42.Na5 e4
  43. 43.Nb3 Rc4
  44. 44.Kf1 Ra4
  45. 45.Ra5 Rb4
  46. 46.Nc5 Na7
  47. 47.Ke2 g5
  48. 48.Ke3 gxh4
  49. 49.gxh4 Rb2
  50. 50.Nd7+ Ke6
  51. 51.Nf8+ Kf6
  52. 52.Nh7+ Kg6
  53. 53.Ng5 Kf6
  54. 54.Rd5 Rb6
  55. 55.Kf4 Rxa6
  56. 56.Rxf5+ Kg6
  57. 57.Nxe4 Nc8
  58. 58.Rg5+ Kh6
  59. 59.Re5 Kg6
  60. 60.Re8 Rc6
  61. 61.Ke5 Nb6
  62. 62.Re7 Nc4+
  63. 63.Kd5 Rc8
  64. 64.Re6+ Kg7
  65. 65.Ng3 Kf7
  66. 66.Rh6 Nd2
  67. 67.Rxh5 Ra8
  68. 68.Rf5+ Kg7
  69. 69.Rf4 Ra5+
  70. 70.Ke6 Ra6+
  71. 71.Kf5 Rc6
  72. 72.Kg5 Nc4
  73. 73.Nf5+ Kh7
  74. 74.Ne7 Rc5+
  75. 75.Rf5 Ne5
  76. 76.Kh5 Kg7
  77. 77.Rg5+ Kf6
  78. 78.Ng8+ Ke6
  79. 79.f4 Nd3
  80. 80.Rxc5 Nxc5
  81. 81.Kg6 Nd3
  82. 82.f5+ Ke5
  83. 83.f6 Nf4+
  84. 84.Kf7 Kf5
  85. 85.Ne7+ Kg4
  86. 86.Ng6 Nh5
  87. 87.Ke7

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