Hikaru Nakamura vs Vladimir Kramnik

8th London Classic 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 8th London Classic 2016
Site London ENG
Round 5.3
Date 2016.12.13
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 61
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Final Position

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

5k2/5P2/2p2K2/2Pp1P2/3P4/8/8/8 b - - 0 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.c5 Nh5
  8. 8.Bd3 Nxf4
  9. 9.exf4 b6
  10. 10.b4 a5
  11. 11.a3 c6
  12. 12.O-O Ba6
  13. 13.Re1 Bf6
  14. 14.Ne5 Bxe5
  15. 15.fxe5 Bxd3
  16. 16.Qxd3 Ra7
  17. 17.g3 Qa8
  18. 18.Rab1 axb4
  19. 19.axb4 Ra3
  20. 20.Qc2 Rb8
  21. 21.h4 h6
  22. 22.Kg2 Qa6
  23. 23.Rec1 bxc5
  24. 24.bxc5 Rxb1
  25. 25.Qxb1 Qc4
  26. 26.Qb2 Rb3
  27. 27.Qd2 Qb4
  28. 28.Rc2 f6
  29. 29.f4 fxe5
  30. 30.fxe5 Nf8
  31. 31.Ne2 Qb7
  32. 32.Nf4 Qf7
  33. 33.Rb2 Rxb2
  34. 34.Qxb2 g5
  35. 35.hxg5 hxg5
  36. 36.Nd3 Ng6
  37. 37.Nf2 Ne7
  38. 38.Qd2 Qg6
  39. 39.g4 Kg7
  40. 40.Nh3 Kh6
  41. 41.Kg3 Nc8
  42. 42.Qf2 Kg7
  43. 43.Qe3 Kh6
  44. 44.Qf3 Kg7
  45. 45.Qa3 Qe4
  46. 46.Nxg5 Qe1+
  47. 47.Kf4 Qf2+
  48. 48.Nf3 Ne7
  49. 49.Qa7 Kf8
  50. 50.Qb8+ Kf7
  51. 51.Qb7 Kf8
  52. 52.Qd7 Ng6+
  53. 53.Kg5 Qxf3
  54. 54.Qxe6 Nh8
  55. 55.Qf5+ Nf7+
  56. 56.Kf6 Qxf5+
  57. 57.gxf5 Nd8
  58. 58.e6 Nf7
  59. 59.Kg6 Nd8
  60. 60.Kf6 Nf7
  61. 61.exf7

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