Hikaru Nakamura vs Vladimir Kramnik

5th Zurich CC 2016 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 72 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 5th Zurich CC 2016
Site Zurich SUI
Round 3.1
Date 2016.02.14
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 72
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Final Position

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

8/8/4k3/4P3/4NP2/7K/6r1/8 b - - 0 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.Nbd2 Be6
  7. 7.O-O Nd7
  8. 8.Nb3 Bb6
  9. 9.Ng5 Bxb3
  10. 10.axb3 f6
  11. 11.Nf3 Nc5
  12. 12.Nd2 O-O
  13. 13.Nc4 Ne6
  14. 14.Kh1 Qd7
  15. 15.Qg4 Rad8
  16. 16.Be3 Bd4
  17. 17.Bxd4 Nxd4
  18. 18.Qxd7 Rxd7
  19. 19.Rxa7 Nxc2
  20. 20.Rxb7 Rxd3
  21. 21.h4 Nd4
  22. 22.b4 Ne6
  23. 23.Rc1 Ra8
  24. 24.b5 cxb5
  25. 25.Rxb5 Rad8
  26. 26.f3 h5
  27. 27.Kh2 Nf4
  28. 28.Rc5 R8d7
  29. 29.Na3 Rd2
  30. 30.R1c2 Nxg2
  31. 31.Rxc7 Ne3+
  32. 32.Rxd2 Rxd2+
  33. 33.Kh3 Rf2
  34. 34.Kg3 Rxb2
  35. 35.Rc1 f5
  36. 36.Nc4 f4+
  37. 37.Kh3 Rf2
  38. 38.Nxe5 Nf1
  39. 39.Rxf1 Rxf1
  40. 40.Kg2 Ra1
  41. 41.Ng6 Ra2+
  42. 42.Kg1 Ra1+
  43. 43.Kg2 Ra2+
  44. 44.Kg1 Kf7
  45. 45.Nxf4 g6
  46. 46.Ng2 Kf6
  47. 47.Kh2 Ke5
  48. 48.Kg3 Ra1
  49. 49.Nf4 Kd4
  50. 50.Kg2 Ra2+
  51. 51.Kg3 Ra1
  52. 52.Kg2 Ra8
  53. 53.Kf2 Ra6
  54. 54.Ne2+ Ke5
  55. 55.Kg3 Rf6
  56. 56.Kf2 Rf8
  57. 57.Kg3 Rf7
  58. 58.Kf2 Ra7
  59. 59.Kg3 Ra8
  60. 60.Nf4 Rg8
  61. 61.Ne2 g5
  62. 62.hxg5 Rxg5+
  63. 63.Kh4 Rg2
  64. 64.Ng3 Rh2+
  65. 65.Kg5 h4
  66. 66.f4+ Ke6
  67. 67.Nf5 h3
  68. 68.Kg4 Rh1
  69. 69.Ng3 Rh2
  70. 70.e5 Rf2
  71. 71.Ne4 Rg2+
  72. 72.Kxh3

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