Vladimir Kramnik vs Garry Kasparov

Chess Classics Giants · 1998 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1-0
Event Chess Classics Giants
Site Frankfurt
Round 1
Date 1998.06.17
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D92)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/PR6/2nk2p1/7p/5P2/4B3/6KP/8 b - - 8 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.Rc1 dxc4
  7. 7.e4 b5
  8. 8.Nxb5 Nxe4
  9. 9.Bxc7 Qd7
  10. 10.Bxc4 Nc6
  11. 11.d5 Nb4
  12. 12.Be5 Bh6
  13. 13.O-O Ba6
  14. 14.Nc7 Bxc1
  15. 15.Qxc1 Nd3
  16. 16.Bxd3 Bxd3
  17. 17.Rd1 Be2
  18. 18.Re1 Bxf3
  19. 19.gxf3 Nd6
  20. 20.Nxa8 Rxa8
  21. 21.Qc6 Qd8
  22. 22.Qa4 Nf5
  23. 23.Qe4 Rc8
  24. 24.Bc3 h5
  25. 25.Qe5 Kh7
  26. 26.Rd1 Rc4
  27. 27.Kf1 Rc8
  28. 28.a4 Qd7
  29. 29.a5 a6
  30. 30.Re1 Rd8
  31. 31.Rd1 f6
  32. 32.Qe4 Qb5+
  33. 33.Kg2 e5
  34. 34.f4 Nh4+
  35. 35.Kh1 Qb3
  36. 36.Re1 Qxd5
  37. 37.Qxd5 Rxd5
  38. 38.fxe5 fxe5
  39. 39.Rxe5 Rd7
  40. 40.f4 Kg8
  41. 41.Re3 Rd1+
  42. 42.Re1 Rd5
  43. 43.Rb1 Kf7
  44. 44.b4 Nf5
  45. 45.b5 axb5
  46. 46.a6 Ne7
  47. 47.a7 Rd8
  48. 48.Rxb5 Ra8
  49. 49.Bd4 Nc6
  50. 50.Be3 Ke6
  51. 51.Rb7 Kd6
  52. 52.Kg2

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