Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

Linares · 1998 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1/2-1/2 in 28 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 7
Date 1998.03.01
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 28
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Final Position

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

r2q2k1/5r1p/p7/1pQNp3/5p1P/8/PPb3P1/R4RK1 w - - 2 29

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.Bxf6 gxf6
  10. 10.Nd5 f5
  11. 11.c3 Bg7
  12. 12.exf5 Bxf5
  13. 13.Nc2 O-O
  14. 14.Nce3 Be6
  15. 15.Bd3 f5
  16. 16.O-O e4
  17. 17.Nf4 Bf7
  18. 18.Bc2 Be5
  19. 19.Nfd5 Qg5
  20. 20.f4 exf3
  21. 21.Qxf3 Bh5
  22. 22.Qf2 f4
  23. 23.h4 Qd8
  24. 24.Nf5 Bg6
  25. 25.Nd4 Nxd4
  26. 26.cxd4 Bxc2
  27. 27.dxe5 dxe5
  28. 28.Qc5 Rf7

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