Vladimir Kramnik vs Boris Gelfand

Legends of Chess Prelim · 2020 · Colle System · 1/2-1/2 in 73 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Legends of Chess Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 6.4
Date 2020.07.26
Opening Colle System (D04)
Moves 73
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Final Position

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

6K1/3k4/4n3/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.e3 c5
  4. 4.dxc5 e6
  5. 5.b4 a5
  6. 6.c3 axb4
  7. 7.cxb4 b6
  8. 8.Bb5+ Bd7
  9. 9.Bxd7+ Nbxd7
  10. 10.a4 bxc5
  11. 11.b5 Bd6
  12. 12.Bb2 O-O
  13. 13.O-O Bc7
  14. 14.Nbd2 c4
  15. 15.Nd4 Ne5
  16. 16.Bc3 Nfd7
  17. 17.f4 Nd3
  18. 18.Nc6 Qe8
  19. 19.a5 e5
  20. 20.Kh1 exf4
  21. 21.exf4 Bxf4
  22. 22.Rxf4 Nxf4
  23. 23.Qg4 Ne6
  24. 24.Re1 d4
  25. 25.Nxd4 Nf6
  26. 26.Qg3 Qd7
  27. 27.Nf5 Qd3
  28. 28.Ne7+ Kh8
  29. 29.b6 Qxg3
  30. 30.hxg3 Nc5
  31. 31.Nxc4 Nb7
  32. 32.Bxf6 gxf6
  33. 33.Ra1 Nc5
  34. 34.Rb1 Nb7
  35. 35.Rb5 Rfe8
  36. 36.Nd5 Re1+
  37. 37.Kh2 Ra1
  38. 38.Nc7 R8xa5
  39. 39.Nxa5 Rxa5
  40. 40.Rxa5 Nxa5
  41. 41.Ne8 Nb7
  42. 42.Kh3 f5
  43. 43.g4 fxg4+
  44. 44.Kxg4 Kg8
  45. 45.Nf6+ Kg7
  46. 46.Nd5 Nd6
  47. 47.Kf4 f6
  48. 48.Nc3 Kf7
  49. 49.Ne4 Nb7
  50. 50.Kf5 Ke7
  51. 51.Nxf6 Nd6+
  52. 52.Kg5 Nf7+
  53. 53.Kf4 Kd6
  54. 54.Nxh7 Kc6
  55. 55.Ng5 Nh6
  56. 56.Nf3 Kxb6
  57. 57.Kg5 Nf7+
  58. 58.Kf6 Nd6
  59. 59.g4 Kc5
  60. 60.Nd2 Kd5
  61. 61.g5 Ne8+
  62. 62.Kg6 Ke5
  63. 63.Nf3+ Kf4
  64. 64.Nd4 Nd6
  65. 65.Ne6+ Ke5
  66. 66.Nc5 Kd5
  67. 67.Nd7 Ke6
  68. 68.Nf8+ Ke7
  69. 69.Kg7 Nf7
  70. 70.Ng6+ Ke8
  71. 71.Kg8 Nxg5
  72. 72.Ne5 Ne6
  73. 73.Nd7 Kxd7

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