Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

Dortmund · 1997 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1/2-1/2 in 24 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dortmund
Site Dortmund
Round 2
Date 1997.07.05
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 24
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Final Position

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

2r2rk1/5p1p/3p2p1/2qPp1b1/1pB5/1Q6/PPR2PPP/5RK1 w - - 0 25

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e5
  6. 6.Ndb5 d6
  7. 7.Bg5 a6
  8. 8.Na3 b5
  9. 9.Nd5 Be7
  10. 10.Bxf6 Bxf6
  11. 11.c3 O-O
  12. 12.Nc2 Bg5
  13. 13.Be2 Ne7
  14. 14.Ncb4 a5
  15. 15.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  16. 16.Nd5 Qb7
  17. 17.Qd3 b4
  18. 18.cxb4 axb4
  19. 19.Qb3 Be6
  20. 20.Bc4 Rac8
  21. 21.O-O Qc6
  22. 22.Rac1 Bxd5
  23. 23.exd5 Qc5
  24. 24.Rc2 g6

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