Vladimir Kramnik vs Boris Gelfand

Linares · 1993 · King's Indian, Sämisch · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 13
Date 1993.00.00
Opening King's Indian, Sämisch (E81)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/4k3/4P1p1/4K3/6Np/8/8 b - - 5 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.f3 O-O
  6. 6.Be3 c5
  7. 7.Nge2 Nc6
  8. 8.Qd2 Qa5
  9. 9.d5 Ne5
  10. 10.Nc1 a6
  11. 11.Be2 Bd7
  12. 12.a4 Qb4
  13. 13.b3 e6
  14. 14.N1a2 Qa5
  15. 15.dxe6 Bxe6
  16. 16.Qxd6 Nfd7
  17. 17.Kf2 Nc6
  18. 18.Rac1 Nd4
  19. 19.b4 Qb6
  20. 20.Qxb6 Nxb6
  21. 21.bxc5 Nxe2
  22. 22.Nxe2 Nxc4
  23. 23.Bd4 Rac8
  24. 24.Nb4 Rfd8
  25. 25.Bxg7 Kxg7
  26. 26.c6 bxc6
  27. 27.Nf4 Rd2+
  28. 28.Kg3 Nb2
  29. 29.Nxe6+ fxe6
  30. 30.Rxc6 Rxc6
  31. 31.Nxc6 Nxa4
  32. 32.Ra1 Nc5
  33. 33.Ra5 Rc2
  34. 34.Nb4 Rc3
  35. 35.Kf4 Kf6
  36. 36.e5+ Kg7
  37. 37.Nxa6 Nb3
  38. 38.Rb5 Nd4
  39. 39.Rb7+ Kh6
  40. 40.Rc7 Ra3
  41. 41.Nc5 Rc3
  42. 42.g4 g5+
  43. 43.Ke4 Nxf3
  44. 44.Nxe6 Rxc7
  45. 45.Nxc7 Nxh2
  46. 46.Kf5 Nxg4
  47. 47.Kxg4 Kg6
  48. 48.Kf3 h5
  49. 49.Ke4 h4
  50. 50.Nd5 h3
  51. 51.Ne7+ Kf7
  52. 52.Nf5 Ke6
  53. 53.Ng3

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