Hikaru Nakamura vs Vladimir Kramnik

8th Tal Mem Blitz · 2013 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 8th Tal Mem Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 5
Date 2013.06.12
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D01)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

3R4/8/2p5/1p1r4/3kp3/1P5R/P1P3r1/2K5 w - - 10 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg5 c6
  4. 4.Bxf6 gxf6
  5. 5.e3 Bf5
  6. 6.Bd3 Bg6
  7. 7.f4 e6
  8. 8.f5 exf5
  9. 9.Nh3 Qe7
  10. 10.Qf3 Bh6
  11. 11.Nf4 Nd7
  12. 12.h4 Bxf4
  13. 13.Qxf4 h5
  14. 14.O-O-O O-O-O
  15. 15.Rde1 Nb6
  16. 16.Bxf5+ Bxf5
  17. 17.Qxf5+ Qe6
  18. 18.Rhf1 Rh6
  19. 19.e4 dxe4
  20. 20.Rxe4 Qxf5
  21. 21.Rxf5 Nc4
  22. 22.Rf2 f5
  23. 23.Re1 Rxd4
  24. 24.Rxf5 Nd6
  25. 25.Ra5 Rxh4
  26. 26.Rxa7 Kb8
  27. 27.Ra5 Rg4
  28. 28.Re2 h4
  29. 29.b3 Re6
  30. 30.Rd2 f5
  31. 31.Nd1 Kc7
  32. 32.Ra8 Ne4
  33. 33.Rdd8 Nd6
  34. 34.Rh8 Rxg2
  35. 35.Rh7+ Kb6
  36. 36.Nc3 Kc5
  37. 37.Rxh4 Ne4
  38. 38.Na4+ Kd4
  39. 39.Rf8 Re5
  40. 40.Nb6 Kc3
  41. 41.Na4+ Kd4
  42. 42.Nb6 Rc5
  43. 43.Nc4 b5
  44. 44.Rd8+ Rd5
  45. 45.Nd6 Kc3
  46. 46.Nxe4+ fxe4
  47. 47.Rh3+ Kd4
  48. 48.Re8 Rc5
  49. 49.Rd8+ Rd5
  50. 50.Re8 Rc5
  51. 51.Rd8+ Rd5

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