Vladimir Kramnik vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

31st ECC Open 2015 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event 31st ECC Open 2015
Site Skopje MKD
Round 3.2
Date 2015.10.20
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A49)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

b1r5/8/P3R1p1/1Bp2pk1/2K1p3/4P1PP/8/8 b - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 d5
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.c3 b6
  7. 7.c4 c6
  8. 8.Ne5 Bb7
  9. 9.Nc3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Qa4 Nxe5
  11. 11.dxe5 Ne4
  12. 12.Nxe4 dxe4
  13. 13.Bf4 e3
  14. 14.Bxe3 Bxe5
  15. 15.Rad1 Qc7
  16. 16.c5 Bxb2
  17. 17.Qb3 Bf6
  18. 18.cxb6 axb6
  19. 19.Bxb6 Qc8
  20. 20.Rc1 Qg4
  21. 21.Rc2 Ra6
  22. 22.Bf3 Qa4
  23. 23.Qxa4 Rxa4
  24. 24.Rd1 Ba8
  25. 25.Bc5 Rb8
  26. 26.a3 e5
  27. 27.e3 e4
  28. 28.Be2 Rb7
  29. 29.Rc4 Rxc4
  30. 30.Bxc4 Kg7
  31. 31.a4 Be7
  32. 32.Bxe7 Rxe7
  33. 33.a5 f5
  34. 34.Rd8 Ra7
  35. 35.a6 Kf6
  36. 36.Re8 c5
  37. 37.Kf1 Kg7
  38. 38.Ke2 Bc6
  39. 39.Rc8 Bd7
  40. 40.Rg8+ Kh6
  41. 41.Rb8 Bc6
  42. 42.Rb6 Ba8
  43. 43.Bb5 Rc7
  44. 44.Kd2 Rc8
  45. 45.Kc3 Kg5
  46. 46.h3 h5
  47. 47.Kc4 h4
  48. 48.Re6 hxg3
  49. 49.fxg3

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