Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Vladimir Kramnik

FIDE Candidates 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2018
Site Berlin GER
Round 6.3
Date 2018.03.16
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D35)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3Q4/8/4p3/p1r1P3/K2k1P2/P4b2/6R1/8 b - - 7 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 c5
  7. 7.Rb1 Be7
  8. 8.Bb5+ Bd7
  9. 9.Bd3 cxd4
  10. 10.cxd4 Nc6
  11. 11.Be2 Rc8
  12. 12.Nf3 Qa5+
  13. 13.Bd2 Bb4
  14. 14.Rb2 Bxd2+
  15. 15.Qxd2 Qxd2+
  16. 16.Kxd2 Na5
  17. 17.Rbb1 Ke7
  18. 18.Rhc1 f6
  19. 19.h4 Rhd8
  20. 20.Bd3 a6
  21. 21.Ke3 b5
  22. 22.g4 Be8
  23. 23.Ng1 Nc6
  24. 24.Ne2 Rd6
  25. 25.Rd1 Rcd8
  26. 26.Bc2 Na5
  27. 27.Bd3 Nc6
  28. 28.Bc2 h5
  29. 29.g5 fxg5
  30. 30.e5 R6d7
  31. 31.hxg5 h4
  32. 32.g6 Na5
  33. 33.Rbc1 Rc7
  34. 34.Bd3 Rdc8
  35. 35.Rxc7+ Rxc7
  36. 36.Rh1 Nc4+
  37. 37.Kf4 Nb2
  38. 38.Be4 b4
  39. 39.Rxh4 Nd1
  40. 40.f3 Nc3
  41. 41.Nxc3 bxc3
  42. 42.Rh2 Rc8
  43. 43.Ke3 Bb5
  44. 44.f4 Bc4
  45. 45.Rh7 Rg8
  46. 46.a3 a5
  47. 47.Bc2 Kd7
  48. 48.d5 Bxd5
  49. 49.Kd4 Ba2
  50. 50.Kxc3 Kc6
  51. 51.Rh2 Kc5
  52. 52.Rd2 Rh8
  53. 53.Rd7 Rh3+
  54. 54.Kb2 Bd5
  55. 55.Rxg7 Kd4
  56. 56.Rh7 Rg3
  57. 57.Rh5 Rg2
  58. 58.Rg5 Rf2
  59. 59.g7 Be4
  60. 60.g8=Q Rxc2+
  61. 61.Kb3 Rc3+
  62. 62.Ka4 Rc5
  63. 63.Rg2 Bf3
  64. 64.Qd8+

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