Vladimir Kramnik vs Hikaru Nakamura

The Game

White	Vladimir Kramnik
Black	Hikaru Nakamura
Result	0-1
Event	20th Amber Rapid
Site	Monaco MNC
Round	11
Date	2011.03.24
Opening	King's Indian, Classical (E97)
Moves	45

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6k1/1N1p2n1/3Pp3/1P2P3/8/p2K2p1/5bR1 w - - 1 46

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
2. 2.c4 g6
3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
4. 4.e4 d6
5. 5.d4 O-O
6. 6.Be2 e5
7. 7.O-O Nc6
8. 8.d5 Ne7
9. 9.Nd2 a5
10. 10.a3 Kh8
11. 11.Rb1 Nd7
12. 12.b4 f5
13. 13.f3 f4
14. 14.Nb5 b6
15. 15.Qc2 a4
16. 16.Rd1 g5
17. 17.g4 h5
18. 18.h3 Rf6
19. 19.Bb2 Rh6
20. 20.Kg2 Ng6
21. 21.Rh1 Bf8
22. 22.Kf2 Nf6
23. 23.c5 dxc5
24. 24.Nc4 Bd6
25. 25.Bc3 Kg7
26. 26.Qb2 cxb4
27. 27.axb4 Qe7
28. 28.Rbg1 Bd7
29. 29.Nbxd6 cxd6
30. 30.h4 hxg4
31. 31.hxg5 Nxe4+
32. 32.fxe4 Rxh1
33. 33.Rxh1 f3
34. 34.Nxb6 g3+
35. 35.Kxf3 Rf8+
36. 36.Ke3 Qxg5+
37. 37.Kd3 Bb5+
38. 38.Kc2 Rf2
39. 39.Bd2 Rxe2
40. 40.Qc3 g2
41. 41.Rg1 a3
42. 42.Kc1 Rxd2
43. 43.Qxd2 a2
44. 44.Kc2 Qxd2+
45. 45.Kxd2 Bf1

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