Hikaru Nakamura vs Vladimir Kramnik

GCT Blitz Paris 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2016
Site Paris FRA
Round 4.3
Date 2016.06.11
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D35)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

2B5/8/8/5k2/3P4/7p/5Kp1/8 b - - 9 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bg5 c6
  6. 6.e3 Bd6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.Qc2 h6
  9. 9.Bh4 Re8
  10. 10.Nf3 Be6
  11. 11.Ne5 c5
  12. 12.O-O cxd4
  13. 13.exd4 Nc6
  14. 14.Nxc6 bxc6
  15. 15.Bg3 Nh5
  16. 16.Na4 Nxg3
  17. 17.hxg3 Rc8
  18. 18.Rfe1 Qf6
  19. 19.Rad1 Bg4
  20. 20.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  21. 21.Qxc6 Rc8
  22. 22.Qa6 Bxg3
  23. 23.fxg3 Qxa6
  24. 24.Bxa6 Bxd1
  25. 25.Bxc8 Bxa4
  26. 26.Bb7 Kf8
  27. 27.Bxd5 Ke7
  28. 28.Kf2 f5
  29. 29.Ke3 g5
  30. 30.Bb7 Kd6
  31. 31.b3 Bd7
  32. 32.Bf3 Be6
  33. 33.Kd3 Bf7
  34. 34.Kc3 h5
  35. 35.a4 g4
  36. 36.Bb7 Kc7
  37. 37.Ba8 Kb8
  38. 38.Bc6 Kc7
  39. 39.Bb5 Bd5
  40. 40.Bf1 Kd6
  41. 41.b4 f4
  42. 42.gxf4 h4
  43. 43.f5 Ke7
  44. 44.Kd3 Kf6
  45. 45.Ke3 Kxf5
  46. 46.b5 g3
  47. 47.a5 Kg5
  48. 48.Be2 Bxg2
  49. 49.Bf3 Bf1
  50. 50.b6 axb6
  51. 51.axb6 Ba6
  52. 52.b7 Bxb7
  53. 53.Bxb7 h3
  54. 54.Kf3 g2
  55. 55.Kf2 Kf4
  56. 56.Ba8 Kf5
  57. 57.Bc6 Kf4
  58. 58.Bb7 Kf5
  59. 59.Bc8+

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