Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

The Game

White	Viswanathan Anand
Black	Vladimir Kramnik
Result	0-1
Event	Amber-blind 5th
Site	Monte Carlo
Round	7
Date	1996.00.00
Opening	Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (B66)
Moves	40

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p2/B3bk2/K7/4P3/5P1p/5r2/R7 w - - 2 41

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.d4 cxd4
4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5. 5.Nc3 d6
6. 6.Bg5 e6
7. 7.Qd2 a6
8. 8.O-O-O h6
9. 9.Be3 Be7
10. 10.f3 Nxd4
11. 11.Bxd4 b5
12. 12.Kb1 Rb8
13. 13.Bxf6 Bxf6
14. 14.Qxd6 Qxd6
15. 15.Rxd6 Ke7
16. 16.Rd1 Bxc3
17. 17.bxc3 e5
18. 18.Kb2 Be6
19. 19.Bd3 Rhc8
20. 20.Ra1 Rc5
21. 21.Rhb1 Bd7
22. 22.Bf1 Rbc8
23. 23.c4 Be6
24. 24.cxb5 Rxc2+
25. 25.Ka3 axb5
26. 26.Rxb5 Bxa2
27. 27.Rxe5+ Be6
28. 28.Ra5 Rb8
29. 29.Ra7+ Kf6
30. 30.Ka4 g5
31. 31.g3 Rxh2
32. 32.Ra3 Rf2
33. 33.Bb5 h5
34. 34.Ra6 Kg7
35. 35.Ka5 h4
36. 36.gxh4 gxh4
37. 37.Rb6 Ra8+
38. 38.Ra6 Rxa6+
39. 39.Bxa6 h3
40. 40.Ra1 Kf6

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