Vladimir Kramnik vs Alexei Shirov

Tal Memorial · 2010 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event Tal Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 9
Date 2010.11.14
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D52)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6b1/8/5k1P/5PPK/8/5P2/8/8 b - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.Bg5 Nbd7
  6. 6.e3 Qa5
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Rc1 h6
  9. 9.Bh4 Bb4
  10. 10.a3 Bxc3+
  11. 11.bxc3 Qxa3
  12. 12.Qd2 b5
  13. 13.Bd3 O-O
  14. 14.O-O Bb7
  15. 15.c4 bxc4
  16. 16.Bxc4 N5b6
  17. 17.Bd3 Rfc8
  18. 18.Bb1 c5
  19. 19.dxc5 Nxc5
  20. 20.Qd6 Qa4
  21. 21.Nd4 Qd7
  22. 22.Qf4 g5
  23. 23.Qf6 gxh4
  24. 24.Qxh6 f5
  25. 25.Rxc5 Rxc5
  26. 26.Nxe6 Rac8
  27. 27.Qg6+ Kh8
  28. 28.Qf6+ Kg8
  29. 29.Bxf5 Rxf5
  30. 30.Qxf5 Bd5
  31. 31.Qg5+ Kf7
  32. 32.Nf4 Bc4
  33. 33.Ra1 Rg8
  34. 34.Qh5+ Kf8
  35. 35.Qxh4 Bf7
  36. 36.h3 Rg7
  37. 37.Qh8+ Rg8
  38. 38.Qf6 Nd5
  39. 39.Qd4 Qf5
  40. 40.Rxa7 Nxf4
  41. 41.exf4 Qd5
  42. 42.Qb4+ Kg7
  43. 43.Qe7 Kh8
  44. 44.Qh4+ Qh5
  45. 45.Qf6+ Rg7
  46. 46.f5 Kg8
  47. 47.Kh2 Qe2
  48. 48.Qd4 Qc4
  49. 49.Qxc4 Bxc4
  50. 50.Rxg7+ Kxg7
  51. 51.g4 Kf6
  52. 52.Kg3 Ke5
  53. 53.h4 Bd5
  54. 54.h5 Bb3
  55. 55.h6 Bg8
  56. 56.Kh4 Kf6
  57. 57.f3 Bh7
  58. 58.Kh5 Bg8
  59. 59.g5+

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