Vladimir Kramnik vs Anish Giri

Legends of Chess Prelim · 2020 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Legends of Chess Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.3
Date 2020.07.22
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

3k4/8/3r4/5K2/8/8/2R5/8 b - - 1 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Qc2 c6
  6. 6.Nc3 Be7
  7. 7.h3 O-O
  8. 8.Bf4 g6
  9. 9.e3 Bf5
  10. 10.Qb3 Qb6
  11. 11.Nd2 Nbd7
  12. 12.g4 Be6
  13. 13.Bd3 Qxb3
  14. 14.Nxb3 a5
  15. 15.Nd2 a4
  16. 16.a3 b5
  17. 17.f3 Nb6
  18. 18.Ke2 Ra7
  19. 19.Bc2 Rfa8
  20. 20.Rhc1 b4
  21. 21.axb4 Bxb4
  22. 22.Bd3 Nc4
  23. 23.Bxc4 dxc4
  24. 24.e4 a3
  25. 25.bxa3 Rxa3
  26. 26.Rxa3 Rxa3
  27. 27.Ndb1 Rb3
  28. 28.Bh6 Ne8
  29. 29.Rc2 f5
  30. 30.Bd2 fxe4
  31. 31.fxe4 h5
  32. 32.Ra2 hxg4
  33. 33.hxg4 Bxg4+
  34. 34.Ke3 Bf8
  35. 35.Kf4 Be6
  36. 36.Kg5 Kf7
  37. 37.Kh4 Nd6
  38. 38.Ra7+ Rb7
  39. 39.Ra6 Nb5
  40. 40.d5 cxd5
  41. 41.exd5 Bf5
  42. 42.Nxb5 Be7+
  43. 43.Bg5 Bxg5+
  44. 44.Kxg5 Rxb5
  45. 45.Ra7+ Ke8
  46. 46.Nc3 Rb3
  47. 47.Ne2 Rb2
  48. 48.Nf4 c3
  49. 49.Rc7 c2
  50. 50.Nxg6 Kd8
  51. 51.d6 Bxg6
  52. 52.Kxg6 Rb6
  53. 53.Rxc2 Rxd6+
  54. 54.Kf5

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