Vladimir Kramnik vs Boris Gelfand

Hoogovens · 1998 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 4
Date 1998.01.20
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/8/pB2pb2/P2p4/3P1p2/8/2B2r2/1K1R4 b - - 1 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Bf5
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.Qb3 Qb6
  6. 6.c5 Qc7
  7. 7.Bf4 Qc8
  8. 8.Nh4 Bg6
  9. 9.Nxg6 hxg6
  10. 10.e4 Nf6
  11. 11.exd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.Nxd5 cxd5
  13. 13.Bb5+ Nc6
  14. 14.O-O-O Be7
  15. 15.h4 Kf8
  16. 16.Kb1 a6
  17. 17.Ba4 Na5
  18. 18.Qf3 b6
  19. 19.cxb6 Qb7
  20. 20.Rc1 Qxb6
  21. 21.Rc7 Rb8
  22. 22.Qc3 Nc4
  23. 23.Rc6 Qxb2+
  24. 24.Qxb2 Rxb2+
  25. 25.Ka1 Kg8
  26. 26.Rxc4 Rxf2
  27. 27.Rc8+ Kh7
  28. 28.Rxh8+ Kxh8
  29. 29.g3 Ba3
  30. 30.Rd1 Kg8
  31. 31.Rd3 Be7
  32. 32.Bc7 g5
  33. 33.hxg5 Bxg5
  34. 34.Kb1 Be7
  35. 35.Bc2 g5
  36. 36.a4 f5
  37. 37.a5 Bf6
  38. 38.Bb6 f4
  39. 39.gxf4 gxf4
  40. 40.Rd1

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