Vladimir Kramnik vs Anatoly Karpov

Amber-blind 7th · 1998 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber-blind 7th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 8
Date 1998.03.21
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/7Q/8/5p1P/8/7k/1K1q4/8 w - - 7 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.d4 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.a3 Nc6
  9. 9.Qc2 Qa5
  10. 10.O-O-O Be7
  11. 11.g4 dxc4
  12. 12.Bxc4 e5
  13. 13.g5 exf4
  14. 14.gxf6 Bxf6
  15. 15.Nd5 Ne7
  16. 16.Nxf6+ gxf6
  17. 17.Rhg1+ Kh8
  18. 18.e4 b5
  19. 19.Bd5 Nxd5
  20. 20.exd5 Bd7
  21. 21.Kb1 b4
  22. 22.Rd4 Rg8
  23. 23.Rxg8+ Rxg8
  24. 24.Qd2 Bf5+
  25. 25.Ka2 Rd8
  26. 26.Qxb4 Qxb4
  27. 27.axb4 Rxd5
  28. 28.Rxd5 Be6
  29. 29.Ka3 Bxd5
  30. 30.Nd4 Kg7
  31. 31.b5 Kg6
  32. 32.Nc6 Kg5
  33. 33.Nxa7 Ba8
  34. 34.b6 Kg4
  35. 35.Nb5 Kf3
  36. 36.Nd6 Kxf2
  37. 37.b7 Bxb7
  38. 38.Nxb7 Ke3
  39. 39.Nd6 f3
  40. 40.Nf5+ Kd3
  41. 41.Ng3 f2
  42. 42.b4 f5
  43. 43.h4 f4
  44. 44.Nf1 Ke2
  45. 45.Nh2 f1=Q
  46. 46.Nxf1 Kxf1
  47. 47.b5 f3
  48. 48.b6 f2
  49. 49.b7 Kg2
  50. 50.b8=Q f1=Q
  51. 51.Qg8+ Kh3
  52. 52.Qxh7 f5
  53. 53.h5 Qd3+
  54. 54.Kb2 Qd2+
  55. 55.Kb3 Qd3+
  56. 56.Kb2 Qd2+

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