Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

Villarrobledo op · 1998 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event Villarrobledo op
Site Villarrobledo
Round 7
Date 1998.08.23
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B31)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r4k/5Q1p/6pN/2p3B1/n2bb3/1p5P/6P1/7K b - - 3 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 g6
  4. 4.O-O Bg7
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.d3 Nf6
  7. 7.h3 Nd7
  8. 8.Nc3 O-O
  9. 9.Be3 e5
  10. 10.a3 a5
  11. 11.Nd2 Qe7
  12. 12.Nc4 b5
  13. 13.Nd2 Rd8
  14. 14.a4 b4
  15. 15.Ncb1 Ba6
  16. 16.Nb3 c4
  17. 17.Nxa5 Nb8
  18. 18.Nd2 cxd3
  19. 19.Nac4 dxc2
  20. 20.Qxc2 Nd7
  21. 21.Rfd1 c5
  22. 22.Na5 Qe6
  23. 23.Ndc4 Bf8
  24. 24.Rd5 Nb6
  25. 25.Rxe5 Bxc4
  26. 26.Rxe6 Bxe6
  27. 27.Nc6 Rdc8
  28. 28.Ne5 Bg7
  29. 29.f4 b3
  30. 30.Qf2 Rxa4
  31. 31.Rxa4 Nxa4
  32. 32.f5 Bxf5
  33. 33.Nxf7 Bxe4
  34. 34.Nh6+ Kh8
  35. 35.Qf7 Bxb2
  36. 36.Bg5 Bd4+
  37. 37.Kh1

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