Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Vladimir Kramnik

GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 2.4
Date 2018.06.23
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D53)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p2/6kp/p4n2/5P1K/1P5P/8/3B4 w - - 9 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 c5
  8. 8.dxc5 O-O
  9. 9.Rd1 Nxc5
  10. 10.Nf3 Bd7
  11. 11.Ne5 Rc8
  12. 12.Be2 Nfe4
  13. 13.Bxe7 Qxe7
  14. 14.Nxe4 dxe4
  15. 15.Nxd7 Nxd7
  16. 16.Qxe4 Qb4+
  17. 17.Kf1 Rfd8
  18. 18.b3 Nf6
  19. 19.Qc2 Rxd1+
  20. 20.Qxd1 Qa5
  21. 21.Bf3 Rd8
  22. 22.Qb1 Rd2
  23. 23.g3 g5
  24. 24.h3 Rxa2
  25. 25.Kg2 Qd2
  26. 26.Rf1 b6
  27. 27.Qc1 a5
  28. 28.c5 bxc5
  29. 29.Qxc5 Kg7
  30. 30.Qc1 Nd7
  31. 31.Qxd2 Rxd2
  32. 32.Rd1 Rxd1
  33. 33.Bxd1 Nc5
  34. 34.Bc2 e5
  35. 35.f4 exf4
  36. 36.exf4 gxf4
  37. 37.gxf4 Ne6
  38. 38.Kg3 Kf6
  39. 39.Kg4 Nd4
  40. 40.Bd1 Kg6
  41. 41.Kh4 Nf5+

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