Vladimir Kramnik vs Boris Gelfand

Dos Hermanas · 1996 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 3
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D78)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

8/2k2K2/2P2p2/1P3P2/4B2p/2b4P/8/8 b - - 9 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.g3 O-O
  5. 5.Bg2 c6
  6. 6.d4 d5
  7. 7.Qb3 Qb6
  8. 8.O-O Bf5
  9. 9.Ne5 e6
  10. 10.Bf4 Nbd7
  11. 11.Qxb6 axb6
  12. 12.f3 c5
  13. 13.dxc5 d4
  14. 14.Nb5 bxc5
  15. 15.Nxd7 Nxd7
  16. 16.Bd6 Rfc8
  17. 17.f4 Rc6
  18. 18.a4 Bc2
  19. 19.Ra3 Nb6
  20. 20.Rc1 d3
  21. 21.exd3 Rxd6
  22. 22.Rxc2 Rd7
  23. 23.a5 Nc8
  24. 24.d4 cxd4
  25. 25.c5 Ne7
  26. 26.Nd6 d3
  27. 27.Rxd3 Rxa5
  28. 28.Bxb7 Bf8
  29. 29.b4 Ra1+
  30. 30.Kg2 Nf5
  31. 31.Bc6 Rd8
  32. 32.Rcd2 Rc1
  33. 33.Nxf5 Rxd3
  34. 34.Rxd3 gxf5
  35. 35.Rb3 Rc2+
  36. 36.Kg1 Bg7
  37. 37.Bf3 Rc3
  38. 38.Rxc3 Bxc3
  39. 39.c6 Bd4+
  40. 40.Kf1 Bb6
  41. 41.Ke2 Kf8
  42. 42.Kd3 Ke7
  43. 43.Kc4 Kd6
  44. 44.Kb5 Kc7
  45. 45.Ka6 f6
  46. 46.b5 e5
  47. 47.Bg2 exf4
  48. 48.gxf4 Be3
  49. 49.Bd5 h6
  50. 50.h3 Bb6
  51. 51.Be6 Be3
  52. 52.Bd7 Bb6
  53. 53.Bxf5 Be3
  54. 54.Be4 Bb6
  55. 55.f5 Be3
  56. 56.Ka5 Bd2+
  57. 57.Ka4 h5
  58. 58.Kb3 h4
  59. 59.Kc4 Bf4
  60. 60.Kc5 Bd6+
  61. 61.Kd5 Be5
  62. 62.Ke6 Bc3
  63. 63.Kf7

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