Vladimir Kramnik vs Boris Gelfand

Petrosian Memorial 2014 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Petrosian Memorial 2014
Site Moscow RUS
Round 4.1
Date 2014.11.08
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D91)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

2r5/7p/p3k1p1/1p6/3RK1PP/4P3/P7/8 b - - 10 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bg5 Ne4
  6. 6.Bf4 Nxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 c5
  8. 8.cxd5 cxd4
  9. 9.cxd4 Qxd5
  10. 10.e3 O-O
  11. 11.Be2 Nc6
  12. 12.O-O Bf5
  13. 13.Qa4 Qa5
  14. 14.Qxa5 Nxa5
  15. 15.Rfc1 Rac8
  16. 16.Ne1 Nc6
  17. 17.g4 Be4
  18. 18.Bf3 f5
  19. 19.Bxe4 fxe4
  20. 20.Rab1 b6
  21. 21.Rc2 e5
  22. 22.dxe5 Nxe5
  23. 23.Bxe5 Bxe5
  24. 24.Kg2 Kf7
  25. 25.Rd1 Rxc2
  26. 26.Nxc2 Rc8
  27. 27.Nd4 a6
  28. 28.f4 exf3+
  29. 29.Kxf3 b5
  30. 30.h4 Bxd4
  31. 31.Rxd4 Ke6
  32. 32.Re4+ Kd6
  33. 33.Rd4+ Ke6
  34. 34.Re4+ Kd6
  35. 35.Rd4+ Ke6
  36. 36.Ke4

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