Hikaru Nakamura vs Vladimir Kramnik

7th Tal Mem Blitz · 2012 · Trompowsky Attack · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event 7th Tal Mem Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 7
Date 2012.06.07
Opening Trompowsky Attack (A45)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2b5/8/pP3N2/k2p3P/5K2/2P5/8/8 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Bg5 e6
  3. 3.Nd2 Be7
  4. 4.e4 h6
  5. 5.Bxf6 Bxf6
  6. 6.c3 d6
  7. 7.f4 e5
  8. 8.Ngf3 Nc6
  9. 9.Bb5 O-O
  10. 10.Bxc6 bxc6
  11. 11.dxe5 dxe5
  12. 12.fxe5 Bh4+
  13. 13.g3 Bg5
  14. 14.Nb3 Qe7
  15. 15.Qd4 Bg4
  16. 16.Nxg5 Qxg5
  17. 17.O-O Rfe8
  18. 18.Rf4 Bh3
  19. 19.Na5 Rad8
  20. 20.Qf2 Re6
  21. 21.Nb3 Qxe5
  22. 22.Nd4 Red6
  23. 23.Re1 Be6
  24. 24.b4 Bc4
  25. 25.Rf5 Qe8
  26. 26.a3 a6
  27. 27.Rc5 Rf6
  28. 28.Rf5 Rxf5
  29. 29.exf5 Qd7
  30. 30.Qe3 Qd5
  31. 31.Qe5 Rd6
  32. 32.Qxd5 cxd5
  33. 33.Re8+ Kh7
  34. 34.Re7 Rf6
  35. 35.Rxc7 Bd3
  36. 36.g4 g6
  37. 37.Rc6 Rxc6
  38. 38.Nxc6 gxf5
  39. 39.gxf5 Bxf5
  40. 40.a4 Bc2
  41. 41.a5 Ba4
  42. 42.Nd4 Bd7
  43. 43.Kf2 Kg6
  44. 44.Kg3 f6
  45. 45.Kf4 Kf7
  46. 46.h4 h5
  47. 47.b5 Bc8
  48. 48.b6 Ke7
  49. 49.Nf5+ Kd7
  50. 50.Ng7 Kc6
  51. 51.Nxh5 Kb5
  52. 52.Nxf6 Kxa5
  53. 53.h5

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