Hikaru Nakamura vs Vladimir Kramnik

4th Zurich CC Rapid · 2015 · English Opening · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 0-1
Event 4th Zurich CC Rapid
Site Zurich SUI
Round 2.1
Date 2015.02.19
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5r1k/6p1/p2q3p/P6Q/1nP4P/3p2P1/4rPK1/1R1R4 w - - 4 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.g3 dxc4
  4. 4.Bg2 Nd7
  5. 5.Qa4 a6
  6. 6.Qxc4 b5
  7. 7.Qc2 Bb7
  8. 8.O-O Ngf6
  9. 9.d3 c5
  10. 10.a4 Be7
  11. 11.Nc3 Qb6
  12. 12.Qb3 b4
  13. 13.a5 Qd8
  14. 14.Nb1 Bd5
  15. 15.Qc2 O-O
  16. 16.Nbd2 Nb8
  17. 17.Rd1 Ra7
  18. 18.e4 Ba8
  19. 19.Nb3 Rc7
  20. 20.Be3 Nbd7
  21. 21.Qe2 Bc6
  22. 22.Nfd2 Bb5
  23. 23.Nc4 Rc8
  24. 24.e5 Nd5
  25. 25.Bd2 Nb8
  26. 26.h4 Nc6
  27. 27.Qg4 Kh8
  28. 28.Bg5 Rc7
  29. 29.Be4 h6
  30. 30.Bd2 f5
  31. 31.exf6 Nxf6
  32. 32.Qxe6 Nxe4
  33. 33.Qxe4 Bf6
  34. 34.Be3 Re7
  35. 35.Qg4 Bxb2
  36. 36.Rab1 Bd4
  37. 37.Nxd4 cxd4
  38. 38.Bf4 Bxc4
  39. 39.dxc4 Qe8
  40. 40.Qh3 Re2
  41. 41.Qg2 Qg6
  42. 42.Qf3 Re4
  43. 43.Qg2 Qe6
  44. 44.Bd6 Re8
  45. 45.Bxb4 Nxb4
  46. 46.Kh2 Qd6
  47. 47.Qf3 d3
  48. 48.Kg2 Re2
  49. 49.Qh5 Rf8

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