Hikaru Nakamura vs Vladimir Kramnik

7th Mikhail Tal Memorial · 2012 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 7th Mikhail Tal Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 5
Date 2012.06.13
Opening English Opening (A33)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

8/3k4/5p2/2p5/4Kb2/8/B7/8 w - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Ndb5 d5
  7. 7.Bf4 e5
  8. 8.cxd5 exf4
  9. 9.dxc6 bxc6
  10. 10.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  11. 11.Rd1+ Bd7
  12. 12.Nd6 Kc7
  13. 13.Nxf7 Rg8
  14. 14.Ne5 Rb8
  15. 15.Nxd7 Nxd7
  16. 16.g3 Rxb2
  17. 17.Bh3 Nf6
  18. 18.O-O Bb4
  19. 19.Rc1 Rd8
  20. 20.Bg2 Rdd2
  21. 21.gxf4 Rbc2
  22. 22.Ne4 Rxe2
  23. 23.Nxf6 gxf6
  24. 24.Rxc2 Rxc2
  25. 25.Be4 Rxa2
  26. 26.Rc1 c5
  27. 27.Bxh7 Rd2
  28. 28.h4 a5
  29. 29.h5 Rd8
  30. 30.Kg2 a4
  31. 31.h6 Rh8
  32. 32.Bc2 Rxh6
  33. 33.Bxa4 Rh8
  34. 34.Bb3 Rd8
  35. 35.Rd1 Bd2
  36. 36.Ba2 Bxf4
  37. 37.Rxd8 Kxd8
  38. 38.Kf3 Be5
  39. 39.Ke4 Kd7
  40. 40.f4 Bxf4

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