Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

Madrid · 1993 · Sicilian, Kalashnikov · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Madrid
Site Madrid
Round 4
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Kalashnikov (B32)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

8/1p1k1n1p/3p2p1/3P4/1P4NP/3K1pP1/8/8 w - - 1 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 e5
  5. 5.Nb5 d6
  6. 6.c4 Be7
  7. 7.N1c3 a6
  8. 8.Na3 Be6
  9. 9.Nc2 Rc8
  10. 10.Be3 Bg5
  11. 11.Bxg5 Qxg5
  12. 12.Qd2 Qxd2+
  13. 13.Kxd2 g6
  14. 14.Bd3 f5
  15. 15.f3 Nf6
  16. 16.Nd5 Bxd5
  17. 17.cxd5 fxe4
  18. 18.Bxe4 Nb8
  19. 19.Ne3 Nxe4+
  20. 20.fxe4 Nd7
  21. 21.Rac1 Ke7
  22. 22.b4 Rhf8
  23. 23.Kd3 a5
  24. 24.a3 Ra8
  25. 25.Rc7 axb4
  26. 26.axb4 Ra3+
  27. 27.Rc3 Rxc3+
  28. 28.Kxc3 Rf4
  29. 29.Kd3 Nf6
  30. 30.Rc1 Kd7
  31. 31.Rf1 Nxe4
  32. 32.Rxf4 exf4
  33. 33.Ng4 Ng5
  34. 34.h4 f3
  35. 35.g3 Nf7

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