Hikaru Nakamura vs Vladimir Kramnik

World Teams 2013 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event World Teams 2013
Site Antalya TUR
Round 2.2
Date 2013.11.27
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E32)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/1p1k4/1P2p2p/4P2P/1N6/pK6/8 b - - 2 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 O-O
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.Qxc3 d5
  7. 7.Nf3 dxc4
  8. 8.Qxc4 b6
  9. 9.Bg5 Ba6
  10. 10.Qc3 h6
  11. 11.Bxf6 Qxf6
  12. 12.g3 Bb7
  13. 13.Bg2 Na6
  14. 14.O-O c5
  15. 15.Rac1 Rac8
  16. 16.Ne5 cxd4
  17. 17.Qxd4 Bxg2
  18. 18.Kxg2 Nc5
  19. 19.b4 Nb3
  20. 20.Rxc8 Rxc8
  21. 21.Qd7 Rf8
  22. 22.f4 Qf5
  23. 23.Rf3 Qc2
  24. 24.Qd3 Qxd3
  25. 25.Rxd3 Nc1
  26. 26.Rd2 Rc8
  27. 27.h4 h5
  28. 28.b5 Rc7
  29. 29.Nc6 Kh7
  30. 30.Rb2 a5
  31. 31.Kf2 Rd7
  32. 32.Ne5 Rc7
  33. 33.Rd2 f6
  34. 34.Nd7 Nb3
  35. 35.Nf8+ Kg8
  36. 36.Rd7 Rxd7
  37. 37.Nxd7 Nd4
  38. 38.a4 Nxb5
  39. 39.axb5 a4
  40. 40.Nc5 a3
  41. 41.Nb3 a2
  42. 42.Ke3 Kf7
  43. 43.Kd4 Ke7
  44. 44.e4 e5+
  45. 45.fxe5 Ke6
  46. 46.Na1 fxe5+
  47. 47.Kc3 g5
  48. 48.Kb2 gxh4
  49. 49.gxh4 Kd6
  50. 50.Nb3

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