Vladimir Kramnik vs Arjun Erigaisi

World Rapid Team 2023 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 72 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Arjun Erigaisi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Rapid Team 2023
Site Dusseldorf GER
Round 12.2
Date 2023.08.28
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 72
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Final Position

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

8/4b3/8/3Pk3/2KN4/8/8/8 w - - 44 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Qc2 c6
  6. 6.Nc3 g6
  7. 7.h3 Bf5
  8. 8.Qb3 Qb6
  9. 9.g4 Qxb3
  10. 10.axb3 Bc2
  11. 11.Bf4 h5
  12. 12.Rg1 hxg4
  13. 13.hxg4 Bxb3
  14. 14.Nd2 Bc4
  15. 15.Nxc4 dxc4
  16. 16.e3 Bb4
  17. 17.Bxc4 b5
  18. 18.Bb3 a5
  19. 19.Ke2 Nbd7
  20. 20.Na2 Be7
  21. 21.Nc1 Ne4
  22. 22.Bc2 Ng5
  23. 23.Bxg5 Bxg5
  24. 24.Be4 Ke7
  25. 25.Bxc6 Rac8
  26. 26.Bxd7 Kxd7
  27. 27.Nd3 a4
  28. 28.Nc5+ Ke8
  29. 29.b3 axb3
  30. 30.Rh1 Rxh1
  31. 31.Rxh1 b2
  32. 32.Kd2 f5
  33. 33.gxf5 gxf5
  34. 34.Kc2 Kf7
  35. 35.Kxb2 f4
  36. 36.Ne4 Be7
  37. 37.Rh7+ Ke8
  38. 38.Rh8+ Kd7
  39. 39.Rxc8 Kxc8
  40. 40.Kc3 fxe3
  41. 41.fxe3 Kc7
  42. 42.Nf2 Kd6
  43. 43.e4 Bf6
  44. 44.Nd3 Bd8
  45. 45.Nb4 Ba5
  46. 46.Kb3 Kd7
  47. 47.Nc2 Bd2
  48. 48.d5 Kd6
  49. 49.Nd4 Ke5
  50. 50.Nxb5 Kxe4
  51. 51.Kc4 Be3
  52. 52.Nd6+ Ke5
  53. 53.Nb7 Bb6
  54. 54.Nc5 Kd6
  55. 55.Ne4+ Kd7
  56. 56.Nc3 Kd6
  57. 57.Nb5+ Kd7
  58. 58.Kd3 Bc5
  59. 59.Ke4 Bb6
  60. 60.Na3 Bc5
  61. 61.Nc4 Bf8
  62. 62.Ne5+ Kd6
  63. 63.Ng6 Bg7
  64. 64.Nh4 Bf6
  65. 65.Nf5+ Kd7
  66. 66.Kd3 Be5
  67. 67.Kc4 Bb8
  68. 68.Nd4 Be5
  69. 69.Ne6 Bd6
  70. 70.Kb5 Be7
  71. 71.Nd4 Kd6
  72. 72.Kc4 Ke5

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