Vladimir Kramnik vs Boris Gelfand

Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 33 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Tal Memorial Blitz 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 8.2
Date 2016.09.25
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D03)
Moves 33
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

k1r5/p5R1/2N5/1PN1pp2/6p1/3KP1P1/r4P2/8 b - - 0 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.Bg5 Ne4
  4. 4.Bh4 c5
  5. 5.e3 Nc6
  6. 6.Nbd2 cxd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 g5
  8. 8.Bg3 Nxg3
  9. 9.hxg3 Bg7
  10. 10.c3 e5
  11. 11.N4b3 Qe7
  12. 12.Qh5 Be6
  13. 13.Bb5 O-O-O
  14. 14.Bxc6 bxc6
  15. 15.O-O g4
  16. 16.Rac1 Kb8
  17. 17.Na5 Rc8
  18. 18.b4 f5
  19. 19.Ndb3 Qf7
  20. 20.Qxf7 Bxf7
  21. 21.Nc5 h5
  22. 22.c4 h4
  23. 23.cxd5 Bxd5
  24. 24.Rfd1 h3
  25. 25.gxh3 Rxh3
  26. 26.Rxd5 Rch8
  27. 27.Nxc6+ Ka8
  28. 28.Kf1 Rh1+
  29. 29.Ke2 Rxc1
  30. 30.Rd7 Rc2+
  31. 31.Kd3 Rxa2
  32. 32.Rxg7 Rc8
  33. 33.b5

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