Hikaru Nakamura vs Vladimir Kramnik

42nd Olympiad 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 42nd Olympiad 2016
Site Baku AZE
Round 8.1
Date 2016.09.10
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D55)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

R7/8/p1r2pp1/4k3/P6P/5PK1/8/8 w - - 7 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 Nbd7
  8. 8.Qc2 c5
  9. 9.cxd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.Bxe7 Qxe7
  11. 11.Nxd5 exd5
  12. 12.dxc5 Nxc5
  13. 13.Be2 Bg4
  14. 14.O-O Rac8
  15. 15.Nd4 Ne6
  16. 16.Qd2 Qg5
  17. 17.Bxg4 Qxg4
  18. 18.Ne2 Rfd8
  19. 19.Rac1 Rxc1
  20. 20.Rxc1 d4
  21. 21.Nxd4 Nxd4
  22. 22.exd4 Qxd4
  23. 23.Qc2 h5
  24. 24.h3 g6
  25. 25.b3 b5
  26. 26.Qe2 a6
  27. 27.Qe7 Kg7
  28. 28.Rc7 Qd1+
  29. 29.Kh2 Qd6+
  30. 30.Qxd6 Rxd6
  31. 31.Ra7 h4
  32. 32.a4 Kf6
  33. 33.Rb7 bxa4
  34. 34.bxa4 Ke6
  35. 35.g3 hxg3+
  36. 36.Kxg3 f6
  37. 37.h4 Ke5
  38. 38.Ra7 Rc6
  39. 39.f3 Kf5
  40. 40.Ra8 Ke5
  41. 41.Re8+ Kf5
  42. 42.Ra8 Ke5

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