Vladimir Kramnik vs Anatoly Karpov

Siemens Giants · 1999 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1-0
Event Siemens Giants
Site Frankfurt
Round 9
Date 1999.07.01
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3nBN2/2k5/1n3p1p/1PK2p2/8/5P1P/8 w - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Bxc4 c5
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.dxc5 Qxd1
  8. 8.Rxd1 Bxc5
  9. 9.Nbd2 b6
  10. 10.Be2 Nbd7
  11. 11.Nc4 Bb7
  12. 12.b3 Ke7
  13. 13.Bb2 Rhd8
  14. 14.Ne1 b5
  15. 15.Na5 Be4
  16. 16.Bf3 Bxf3
  17. 17.gxf3 Rdc8
  18. 18.Nd3 Rab8
  19. 19.Nxc5 Rxc5
  20. 20.Rac1 Ke8
  21. 21.Bd4 Rxc1
  22. 22.Rxc1 Ra8
  23. 23.Kf1 e5
  24. 24.Bb2 Nd5
  25. 25.Rd1 Ne7
  26. 26.Nb7 Nc8
  27. 27.Rc1 f6
  28. 28.Ba3 a5
  29. 29.Rc7 b4
  30. 30.Bc1 Na7
  31. 31.Nd6+ Kd8
  32. 32.Rb7 Nc8
  33. 33.Nc4 a4
  34. 34.Bd2 axb3
  35. 35.axb3 Ra7
  36. 36.Rxa7 Nxa7
  37. 37.Bxb4 Kc7
  38. 38.Ke2 Kc6
  39. 39.Kd3 g6
  40. 40.Be7 Nc8
  41. 41.Bd8 Kb5
  42. 42.Kc3 Na7
  43. 43.Nd6+ Kc6
  44. 44.Ne4 f5
  45. 45.Ng5 h5
  46. 46.e4 Nb5+
  47. 47.Kc4 Nd4
  48. 48.b4 Nb5
  49. 49.Be7 Nd4
  50. 50.f4 Nb5
  51. 51.exf5 gxf5
  52. 52.Nf7 exf4

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