Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

Amber-blind 3rd · 1994 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event Amber-blind 3rd
Site Monte Carlo
Round 7
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2N5/5kb1/R7/4p3/2P1r3/4N3/4K3/8 b - - 3 50

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.N1c3 a6
  7. 7.Na3 b5
  8. 8.Nd5 Nf6
  9. 9.Bg5 Be7
  10. 10.Bxf6 Bxf6
  11. 11.c3 Bb7
  12. 12.Nc2 Nb8
  13. 13.g3 Nd7
  14. 14.Nce3 O-O
  15. 15.h4 Nc5
  16. 16.Bd3 g6
  17. 17.Bc2 a5
  18. 18.a3 Bg7
  19. 19.h5 Bc8
  20. 20.hxg6 fxg6
  21. 21.Qe2 Ra7
  22. 22.Rh2 Raf7
  23. 23.Qxb5 Ba6
  24. 24.Qb6 Nd3+
  25. 25.Bxd3 Bxd3
  26. 26.Qxd8 Rxd8
  27. 27.Rh4 h5
  28. 28.Rd1 Ba6
  29. 29.g4 hxg4
  30. 30.Rxg4 Kh7
  31. 31.Rh4+ Kg8
  32. 32.c4 Rdf8
  33. 33.Rh2 Bc8
  34. 34.Ke2 Rb7
  35. 35.b4 axb4
  36. 36.axb4 Ra7
  37. 37.Nc3 Ra3
  38. 38.Nb5 Rb3
  39. 39.Rxd6 Rxb4
  40. 40.Rxg6 Rb2+
  41. 41.Ke1 Rb1+
  42. 42.Kd2 Rb2+
  43. 43.Kc3 Rbxf2
  44. 44.Rxf2 Rxf2
  45. 45.Nd6 Rf3
  46. 46.Kd2 Rf2+
  47. 47.Ke1 Rf4
  48. 48.Nxc8 Rxe4
  49. 49.Ke2 Kf7
  50. 50.Ra6

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