Vladimir Kramnik vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

TCh-RUS Men 2015 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event TCh-RUS Men 2015
Site Sochi RUS
Round 4.1
Date 2015.05.04
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A48)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

N7/r3r1k1/R1P3p1/4P2p/2B5/7P/6P1/6K1 b - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.Bg5 Bg7
  4. 4.Nbd2 O-O
  5. 5.e3 d6
  6. 6.c3 Nbd7
  7. 7.Bd3 e5
  8. 8.O-O h6
  9. 9.Bh4 Qe8
  10. 10.e4 b6
  11. 11.Re1 Bb7
  12. 12.a4 a5
  13. 13.Bb5 Qc8
  14. 14.dxe5 Nxe5
  15. 15.Nxe5 dxe5
  16. 16.f3 Rd8
  17. 17.Qc2 Qe6
  18. 18.Bf2 Nh5
  19. 19.b4 Bf8
  20. 20.Reb1 Nf4
  21. 21.Bf1 Ba6
  22. 22.b5 Bb7
  23. 23.c4 Bb4
  24. 24.Rxb4 axb4
  25. 25.c5 Qf6
  26. 26.Nc4 bxc5
  27. 27.Bxc5 Ne6
  28. 28.Bxb4 Nd4
  29. 29.Qc3 Bc8
  30. 30.Ba5 Qe7
  31. 31.Kh1 Bb7
  32. 32.Bb4 Qe6
  33. 33.Na5 Qb6
  34. 34.Nc4 Qe6
  35. 35.Na5 Qb6
  36. 36.Rc1 Rd7
  37. 37.h3 Kh7
  38. 38.Nc4 Qe6
  39. 39.a5 Rb8
  40. 40.Ne3 h5
  41. 41.a6 Ba8
  42. 42.Qc5 Qb3
  43. 43.Bc3 Qe6
  44. 44.Bc4 Qf6
  45. 45.Bxd4 exd4
  46. 46.Nd5 Qh8
  47. 47.Rd1 d3
  48. 48.Rxd3 Qa1+
  49. 49.Qg1 Qxg1+
  50. 50.Kxg1 Kg7
  51. 51.Ra3 f5
  52. 52.a7 Rb7
  53. 53.Ra6 fxe4
  54. 54.fxe4 Rf7
  55. 55.e5 c6
  56. 56.Nb6 Rfe7
  57. 57.bxc6 Rxa7
  58. 58.Nxa8

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