Vladimir Kramnik vs Wei Yi

80th Tata Steel GpA · 2018 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Wei Yi
Result 1-0
Event 80th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 1.3
Date 2018.01.13
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D77)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r4/5n2/2K4R/1Np4P/3k4/8/PP6/8 b - - 4 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.c4 dxc4
  7. 7.Na3 c5
  8. 8.dxc5 c3
  9. 9.Nb5 Na6
  10. 10.Nxc3 Nxc5
  11. 11.Be3 Nfe4
  12. 12.Nxe4 Nxe4
  13. 13.Bd4 Bxd4
  14. 14.Qxd4 Qxd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 Nd6
  16. 16.Rac1 Rd8
  17. 17.f4 Kf8
  18. 18.Kf2 Bg4
  19. 19.h3 Bd7
  20. 20.e4 Rac8
  21. 21.Rxc8 Rxc8
  22. 22.Rd1 Ke8
  23. 23.e5 Nf5
  24. 24.Nb3 Bc6
  25. 25.Rc1 Kd7
  26. 26.Nc5+ Ke8
  27. 27.Nd3 Kd7
  28. 28.g4 Nd4
  29. 29.Rc4 Ne6
  30. 30.f5 gxf5
  31. 31.gxf5 Ng7
  32. 32.Bxc6+ bxc6
  33. 33.Nc5+ Kc7
  34. 34.Rh4 h5
  35. 35.f6 exf6
  36. 36.exf6 Ne8
  37. 37.Rxh5 Nxf6
  38. 38.Rf5 Nd5
  39. 39.Rxf7+ Kd6
  40. 40.Ne4+ Ke5
  41. 41.Nd2 a5
  42. 42.Nc4+ Ke6
  43. 43.Rh7 Rb8
  44. 44.Ke2 Kf5
  45. 45.Rh6 Nf6
  46. 46.h4 a4
  47. 47.Kd3 c5
  48. 48.Ne3+ Ke5
  49. 49.h5 Rd8+
  50. 50.Kc4 Ne4
  51. 51.Kb5 Kd4
  52. 52.Nc4 a3
  53. 53.Nxa3 Nd6+
  54. 54.Kc6 Nf7
  55. 55.Nb5+

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