Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Vladimir Kramnik

Armageddon: Chess for TV · 2019 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Armageddon: Chess for TV
Site Moscow RUS
Round 3.2
Date 2019.06.15
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

2r1k3/R4p1p/p3bPp1/1p2N3/5PP1/P6P/5K2/8 w - - 7 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nc3 d6
  4. 4.Be3 a6
  5. 5.h3 b5
  6. 6.f4 Bb7
  7. 7.Bd3 c5
  8. 8.dxc5 dxc5
  9. 9.Bxc5 Qc7
  10. 10.Be3 Bxc3+
  11. 11.bxc3 Nf6
  12. 12.Bd4 Nc6
  13. 13.Bxf6 exf6
  14. 14.Qd2 O-O
  15. 15.Nf3 Na5
  16. 16.O-O Nc4
  17. 17.Bxc4 Qxc4
  18. 18.e5 Rac8
  19. 19.exf6 Qxc3
  20. 20.Qxc3 Rxc3
  21. 21.Ne5 Rxc2
  22. 22.Rf2 Rxf2
  23. 23.Kxf2 Bd5
  24. 24.a3 Rc8
  25. 25.Rd1 Be6
  26. 26.Rd6 Ra8
  27. 27.Rb6 Kf8
  28. 28.g4 Ke8
  29. 29.Rb7 Rc8
  30. 30.Re7+ Kf8
  31. 31.Ra7 Ke8

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