Vladimir Kramnik vs Hikaru Nakamura

4th Zurich CC Blitz · 2015 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 4th Zurich CC Blitz
Site Zurich SUI
Round 3.3
Date 2015.02.13
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

R7/7k/P7/6p1/7p/7P/r5P1/5K2 w - - 1 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.e3 c5
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bb5+ Nc6
  7. 7.O-O a6
  8. 8.Bxc6+ bxc6
  9. 9.Qc2 Qb6
  10. 10.Nc3 cxd4
  11. 11.Na4 Qc7
  12. 12.exd4 Bd6
  13. 13.Re1+ Ne4
  14. 14.Nc5 f5
  15. 15.Nd3 O-O
  16. 16.Nfe5 c5
  17. 17.f3 cxd4
  18. 18.Qxc7 Bxc7
  19. 19.Nc6 Bb7
  20. 20.Ne7+ Kh8
  21. 21.Bf4 Bb6
  22. 22.Rac1 Rf7
  23. 23.Nc6 a5
  24. 24.Be5 Ba6
  25. 25.Rcd1 Rc8
  26. 26.Bxd4 Bxd3
  27. 27.Rxd3 Rxc6
  28. 28.Bxb6 Rxb6
  29. 29.fxe4 fxe4
  30. 30.Rxd5 h6
  31. 31.Re2 Rbf6
  32. 32.Rd1 e3
  33. 33.Rxe3 Rf2
  34. 34.Rb3 Rc2
  35. 35.h3 Kh7
  36. 36.a4 Rc4
  37. 37.Ra3 Rf5
  38. 38.Rd2 Rb4
  39. 39.Kh2 Rg5
  40. 40.b3 Re5
  41. 41.Rd3 Re2
  42. 42.Ra1 Rb2
  43. 43.Re1 R2xb3
  44. 44.Rxb3 Rxb3
  45. 45.Re5 g5
  46. 46.Rxa5 Ra3
  47. 47.Ra6 h5
  48. 48.Kg1 Ra2
  49. 49.Kf1 h4
  50. 50.a5 Kg7
  51. 51.Ra7+ Kg6
  52. 52.Ra8 Kg7
  53. 53.a6 Kh7

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