Vladimir Kramnik vs Ding Liren

Legends of Chess Prelim · 2020 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 102 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Ding Liren
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Legends of Chess Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 5.3
Date 2020.07.25
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 102
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Final Position

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

8/6K1/8/8/8/8/8/5k2 b - - 0 102

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.Bb3 Nbd7
  8. 8.Be3 Nc5
  9. 9.f3 b5
  10. 10.Qd2 Qc7
  11. 11.O-O-O Be7
  12. 12.g4 b4
  13. 13.Na4 O-O
  14. 14.Qxb4 Nxa4
  15. 15.Qxa4 Bd7
  16. 16.Qc4 Qb7
  17. 17.g5 Nh5
  18. 18.Ba4 Bxa4
  19. 19.Qxa4 Rab8
  20. 20.Nc6 Qxb2+
  21. 21.Kd2 Rfe8
  22. 22.Nxb8 Qxb8
  23. 23.Rb1 Qd8
  24. 24.Rhg1 d5
  25. 25.Kc1 g6
  26. 26.Rb7 Ng7
  27. 27.Kb1 Qc8
  28. 28.Qxa6 e5
  29. 29.Qa7 Bf8
  30. 30.Rxf7 d4
  31. 31.Bc1 Ne6
  32. 32.Qb7 Qc4
  33. 33.Rxh7 Nc5
  34. 34.Rc7 d3
  35. 35.Qd5+ Qxd5
  36. 36.exd5 Rb8+
  37. 37.Ka1 e4
  38. 38.Be3 Na6
  39. 39.Rc4 Nb4
  40. 40.cxd3 exd3
  41. 41.Bd4 Nc2+
  42. 42.Rxc2 dxc2
  43. 43.Rc1 Rb5
  44. 44.Rxc2 Rxd5
  45. 45.Bf6 Ba3
  46. 46.Rc8+ Kf7
  47. 47.Kb1 Rd1+
  48. 48.Kc2 Rc1+
  49. 49.Kb3 Rxc8
  50. 50.Kxa3 Ke6
  51. 51.f4 Ra8+
  52. 52.Kb2 Rb8+
  53. 53.Kc3 Ra8
  54. 54.Kb3 Rb8+
  55. 55.Kc3 Ra8
  56. 56.Kb2 Rb8+
  57. 57.Ka1 Rb7
  58. 58.Be5 Rh7
  59. 59.Kb2 Rxh2+
  60. 60.Kb3 Kd5
  61. 61.a4 Kc5
  62. 62.a5 Kb5
  63. 63.Kc3 Ra2
  64. 64.Bc7 Ra4
  65. 65.Kd3 Kc6
  66. 66.Be5 Kd5
  67. 67.Bc7 Kc6
  68. 68.Be5 Rxa5
  69. 69.Ke4 Ra4+
  70. 70.Kf3 Kd5
  71. 71.Bc7 Ra3+
  72. 72.Kg4 Ke4
  73. 73.Bd6 Rf3
  74. 74.Bc7 Rf1
  75. 75.Kg3 Rg1+
  76. 76.Kf2 Rc1
  77. 77.Be5 Rb1
  78. 78.Ke2 Rb3
  79. 79.Kf2 Rf3+
  80. 80.Ke2 Rh3
  81. 81.Kf2 Rh2+
  82. 82.Kg3 Re2
  83. 83.Bc7 Re3+
  84. 84.Kf2 Rf3+
  85. 85.Kg2 Ke3
  86. 86.Be5 Ke2
  87. 87.Bd6 Rf2+
  88. 88.Kg3 Rf1
  89. 89.Kg2 Rf2+
  90. 90.Kg3 Kf1
  91. 91.Be5 Rg2+
  92. 92.Kf3 Re2
  93. 93.Bd4 Rd2
  94. 94.Ke3 Re2+
  95. 95.Kf3 Ra2
  96. 96.f5 gxf5
  97. 97.Kf4 Ra4
  98. 98.Kxf5 Rxd4
  99. 99.g6 Rd8
  100. 100.g7 Rg8
  101. 101.Kg6 Rxg7+
  102. 102.Kxg7

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