Hikaru Nakamura vs Vladimir Kramnik

73rd Tata Steel GMA · 2011 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 20 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 73rd Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 12
Date 2011.01.29
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 20
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

r5k1/pp3ppp/2p2b2/3p1n2/3P1B2/2P2N2/PP2RPPP/6K1 b - - 0 20

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.d4 Bf6
  10. 10.Re1 Re8
  11. 11.c3 Rxe1
  12. 12.Qxe1 Nf5
  13. 13.Bd3 d5
  14. 14.Bf4 c6
  15. 15.Nd2 Nh4
  16. 16.Qe2 Bf5
  17. 17.Bxf5 Nxf5
  18. 18.Nf3 Qe7
  19. 19.Re1 Qxe2
  20. 20.Rxe2

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