Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

Las Palmas · 1996 · Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer · 1/2-1/2 in 20 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Las Palmas
Site Las Palmas
Round 1
Date 1996.12.09
Opening Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (B65)
Moves 20
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Final Position

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

3rr1k1/pp2bpp1/2b1p2p/3n4/1q3P1B/2NB3R/PPP1Q1PP/2K2R2 w - - 4 21

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.Qd2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O-O Nxd4
  9. 9.Qxd4 O-O
  10. 10.f4 Qa5
  11. 11.Bc4 Bd7
  12. 12.Rd3 Rad8
  13. 13.e5 dxe5
  14. 14.Qxe5 Qb4
  15. 15.Rg3 Kh8
  16. 16.Bd3 Bc6
  17. 17.Rh3 Rfe8
  18. 18.Qe2 h6
  19. 19.Rf1 Kg8
  20. 20.Bh4 Nd5

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