Hikaru Nakamura vs Vladimir Kramnik

5th Classic KO 2013 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1-0 in 66 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event 5th Classic KO 2013
Site London ENG
Round 2.2
Date 2013.12.15
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D35)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3B4/4r3/5k2/4N2p/4K3/6P1/8/8 b - - 5 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 c5
  7. 7.a3 g6
  8. 8.Nf3 Bg7
  9. 9.h4 Nc6
  10. 10.Be3 Qa5
  11. 11.Qd2 cxd4
  12. 12.cxd4 Qxd2+
  13. 13.Kxd2 O-O
  14. 14.Bb5 Bd7
  15. 15.Rhd1 Rfd8
  16. 16.Ke1 Nb4
  17. 17.Bxd7 Nc2+
  18. 18.Kd2 Nxa1
  19. 19.Ba4 b5
  20. 20.Bxb5 Nb3+
  21. 21.Ke2 Rac8
  22. 22.d5 exd5
  23. 23.exd5 Nc5
  24. 24.Rc1 Ne4
  25. 25.Rxc8 Rxc8
  26. 26.Bc6 Rb8
  27. 27.Bxa7 Rb2+
  28. 28.Kf1 Ra2
  29. 29.a4 Ra1+
  30. 30.Ke2 Nc3+
  31. 31.Kd3 Nxa4
  32. 32.Bxa4 Ra3+
  33. 33.Ke2 Rxa4
  34. 34.Bb6 Kf8
  35. 35.g3 Ke8
  36. 36.Be3 Ra5
  37. 37.d6 Rd5
  38. 38.Bf4 f6
  39. 39.Nd2 Kd7
  40. 40.Ne4 Ke6
  41. 41.Bd2 h6
  42. 42.d7 Kf7
  43. 43.Nc5 Bf8
  44. 44.Ba5 Be7
  45. 45.Bb6 Rd6
  46. 46.Ba5 Rd5
  47. 47.Bb6 h5
  48. 48.Kf3 f5
  49. 49.Kg2 Rd2
  50. 50.Ba5 Rd5
  51. 51.Bb6 f4
  52. 52.Kf3 fxg3
  53. 53.fxg3 Rd6
  54. 54.Ba5 Rd4
  55. 55.Bb6 Rd1
  56. 56.Ba5 Rd5
  57. 57.Bb6 Rd1
  58. 58.Ba5 g5
  59. 59.hxg5 Kg6
  60. 60.Bb6 Bxg5
  61. 61.Ne6 Rd3+
  62. 62.Ke4 Rd6
  63. 63.Nxg5 Rxd7
  64. 64.Nf3 Re7+
  65. 65.Ne5+ Kf6
  66. 66.Bd8

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