Hikaru Nakamura vs Vladimir Kramnik

GCT Rapid Paris 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2016
Site Paris FRA
Round 1.3
Date 2016.06.09
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D35)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

1Q6/1b1q1k2/p2n1p1p/1p1P4/7P/8/P4PP1/3R2K1 b - - 19 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 c5
  7. 7.Nf3 cxd4
  8. 8.cxd4 Bb4+
  9. 9.Bd2 Bxd2+
  10. 10.Qxd2 O-O
  11. 11.Rc1 b6
  12. 12.Bd3 Bb7
  13. 13.O-O Nd7
  14. 14.Qf4 h6
  15. 15.e5 Rc8
  16. 16.Nd2 Rxc1
  17. 17.Rxc1 f6
  18. 18.Qg4 Nxe5
  19. 19.Qxe6+ Rf7
  20. 20.Bf5 g6
  21. 21.Nc4 Nxc4
  22. 22.Bxg6 Nd6
  23. 23.d5 Kf8
  24. 24.Bxf7 Nxf7
  25. 25.Rd1 Qd6
  26. 26.h4 b5
  27. 27.Qe3 a6
  28. 28.Qa7 Qc7
  29. 29.Re1 Qd7
  30. 30.Rd1 Kg7
  31. 31.Qb8 Nd6
  32. 32.Rc1 Nc4
  33. 33.Rd1 Nd6
  34. 34.Rc1 Nc4
  35. 35.Rd1 Nd6
  36. 36.Rd3 Kf7
  37. 37.Rd1

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