Alexander Morozevich vs Vladimir Kramnik

18th Amber Rapid · 2009 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Alexander Morozevich
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event 18th Amber Rapid
Site Nice FRA
Round 1
Date 2009.03.14
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R6/2Pk2p1/1P4p1/3p1pP1/2r2p2/8/1P1K4/8 b - - 4 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bg4
  5. 5.Qb3 Qb6
  6. 6.Nc3 e6
  7. 7.Nh4 Bh5
  8. 8.h3 Be7
  9. 9.g4 Bg6
  10. 10.Nxg6 hxg6
  11. 11.g5 Nfd7
  12. 12.f4 Na6
  13. 13.Bd2 Qxb3
  14. 14.axb3 Nb4
  15. 15.Ke2 f6
  16. 16.h4 Kf7
  17. 17.Bg2 f5
  18. 18.Ra5 Bd8
  19. 19.Ra4 a5
  20. 20.Rha1 Nb6
  21. 21.Rxa5 Rxa5
  22. 22.Rxa5 Nxc4
  23. 23.Ra7 Nxd2
  24. 24.Rxb7+ Be7
  25. 25.Kxd2 Rxh4
  26. 26.Bf1 Kf8
  27. 27.Be2 Rh2
  28. 28.Na4 Na2
  29. 29.Nc5 Bxc5
  30. 30.dxc5 Nc1
  31. 31.Kxc1 Rxe2
  32. 32.b4 Ke8
  33. 33.Rc7 Rxe3
  34. 34.Rxc6 Kd7
  35. 35.b5 Rb3
  36. 36.Rd6+ Ke7
  37. 37.Rb6 e5
  38. 38.Rb7+ Ke6
  39. 39.c6 exf4
  40. 40.c7 Kd7
  41. 41.b6 Rb4
  42. 42.Rb8 Rc4+
  43. 43.Kd2

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