Vladimir Kramnik vs Boris Gelfand

Tal Memorial Blitz · 2008 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Tal Memorial Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 10
Date 2008.08.29
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D00)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1Pk5/8/2N3Kp/7P/4n3/8/8 b - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Bg5 h6
  3. 3.Bh4 c6
  4. 4.Nf3 Qb6
  5. 5.b3 Bf5
  6. 6.e3 e6
  7. 7.Bd3 Bxd3
  8. 8.Qxd3 Be7
  9. 9.Bg3 Nd7
  10. 10.O-O Ngf6
  11. 11.c4 O-O
  12. 12.Nc3 a5
  13. 13.Rfd1 Qd8
  14. 14.Rac1 Bb4
  15. 15.Bh4 Be7
  16. 16.h3 Nh5
  17. 17.Bxe7 Qxe7
  18. 18.e4 dxe4
  19. 19.Qxe4 Nhf6
  20. 20.Qe3 Rfe8
  21. 21.Ne5 Rad8
  22. 22.f4 c5
  23. 23.Nxd7 cxd4
  24. 24.Rxd4 Rxd7
  25. 25.Rxd7 Nxd7
  26. 26.Rd1 Nc5
  27. 27.Nb5 b6
  28. 28.Rd6 Rb8
  29. 29.Kh2 Qf6
  30. 30.Nd4 Rd8
  31. 31.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  32. 32.a3 Qd6
  33. 33.Nb5 Qd3
  34. 34.Qxd3 Nxd3
  35. 35.Nd6 Nc5
  36. 36.b4 axb4
  37. 37.axb4 Na6
  38. 38.b5 Nc5
  39. 39.Nc8 Nd7
  40. 40.Kg3 f5
  41. 41.Kf3 Kf7
  42. 42.Ke3 g5
  43. 43.g3 Ke8
  44. 44.Kd4 Kd8
  45. 45.Nd6 Kc7
  46. 46.Nf7 gxf4
  47. 47.gxf4 h5
  48. 48.h4 Nc5
  49. 49.Ke5 Nd3+
  50. 50.Kxe6 Nxf4+
  51. 51.Kxf5 Ng2
  52. 52.Kg5 Kd7
  53. 53.Ne5+ Ke6
  54. 54.Nd3 Ne3
  55. 55.c5 bxc5
  56. 56.b6 Kd6
  57. 57.b7 Kc7
  58. 58.Nxc5

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