Vladimir Kramnik vs Sergey Karjakin

GpB Playoff · 2004 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1-0 in 63 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event GpB Playoff
Site Dortmund GER
Round 3
Date 2004.07.27
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/4p3/6R1/4K2P/2k5/4b3 b - - 4 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 dxc4
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Bxc4 a6
  6. 6.O-O c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Be2 Ke7
  10. 10.b3 b6
  11. 11.Ne5 Bb7
  12. 12.Nd2 Ne4
  13. 13.Nxe4 Bxe4
  14. 14.Bb2 f6
  15. 15.Nd3 Bxd3
  16. 16.Bxd3 Nd7
  17. 17.Rfd1 a5
  18. 18.Kf1 h6
  19. 19.Ke2 Rhd8
  20. 20.Bb5 Nf8
  21. 21.f4 Rxd1
  22. 22.Rxd1 Rd8
  23. 23.Rc1 Nd7
  24. 24.a3 g5
  25. 25.g3 f5
  26. 26.Rc4 gxf4
  27. 27.Rxf4 Nf6
  28. 28.Rh4 h5
  29. 29.b4 axb4
  30. 30.axb4 Bd6
  31. 31.Bc6 Ng4
  32. 32.Rxh5 Bxb4
  33. 33.Rh7+ Kd6
  34. 34.Bb5 Bc5
  35. 35.h3 Ne5
  36. 36.Ra7 Rg8
  37. 37.Kf2 Rh8
  38. 38.Ra1 Kd5
  39. 39.Bf1 Bd6
  40. 40.Bg2+ Kc4
  41. 41.Rd1 Bb8
  42. 42.Bf1+ Kb3
  43. 43.Bd4 Rc8
  44. 44.Rb1+ Ka2
  45. 45.Rb2+ Ka3
  46. 46.Rxb6 Rc2+
  47. 47.Be2 Nd3+
  48. 48.Kf1 Rc1+
  49. 49.Kg2 Rc2
  50. 50.Kf1 Rc1+
  51. 51.Bd1 Rxd1+
  52. 52.Ke2 Rh1
  53. 53.Kxd3 Bxg3
  54. 54.Kc4 Rc1+
  55. 55.Bc3 Ka2
  56. 56.Ra6+ Kb1
  57. 57.Kb3 Rxc3+
  58. 58.Kxc3 e5
  59. 59.Rf6 f4
  60. 60.Kd3 fxe3
  61. 61.Kxe3 Kc2
  62. 62.Rg6 Be1
  63. 63.Rg4

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