Hikaru Nakamura vs Vladimir Kramnik

11th Tal Mem Rapid 2018 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event 11th Tal Mem Rapid 2018
Site Moscow RUS
Round 7.1
Date 2018.03.04
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D78)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r2q1kr1/1p2p1n1/2p3Q1/2N5/8/1P2R1P1/5PKP/5R2 b - - 2 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.c4 c6
  7. 7.Qb3 Qb6
  8. 8.Nc3 Bf5
  9. 9.Ne5 Be6
  10. 10.Qd1 dxc4
  11. 11.Na4 Qd8
  12. 12.Nc5 Qc8
  13. 13.Qc2 Bh3
  14. 14.Qxc4 Bxg2
  15. 15.Kxg2 Nbd7
  16. 16.Ncd3 Nxe5
  17. 17.dxe5 Nd5
  18. 18.b3 Rd8
  19. 19.Bb2 a5
  20. 20.Rad1 a4
  21. 21.e4 Nb6
  22. 22.Qb4 Qc7
  23. 23.Bd4 Nd7
  24. 24.e6 Bxd4
  25. 25.exf7+ Kxf7
  26. 26.Qxd4 axb3
  27. 27.axb3 Nf8
  28. 28.Qh8 Ke8
  29. 29.Nc5 Kf7
  30. 30.e5 Qc8
  31. 31.e6+ Nxe6
  32. 32.Qxh7+ Ng7
  33. 33.Rde1 Rg8
  34. 34.Re6 Qd8
  35. 35.Qxg6+ Kf8
  36. 36.Re3

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