Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

The Game

White	Viswanathan Anand
Black	Vladimir Kramnik
Result	1-0
Event	Tilburg Fontys
Site	Tilburg
Round	2
Date	1998.10.24
Opening	Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves	35

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/p1p3p1/8/6Nq/2PP3p/4R3/PP1B4/2K5 b - - 0 35

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
3. 3.Nxe5 d6
4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
5. 5.d4 d5
6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
7. 7.O-O Be7
8. 8.Re1 Bg4
9. 9.c3 f5
10. 10.Qb3 O-O
11. 11.Nbd2 Na5
12. 12.Qa4 Nc6
13. 13.Bb5 Nxd2
14. 14.Nxd2 Qd6
15. 15.h3 Bh5
16. 16.Nb3 Bh4
17. 17.Nc5 Bxf2+
18. 18.Kxf2 Qh2
19. 19.Bxc6 bxc6
20. 20.Qxc6 f4
21. 21.Qxd5+ Kh8
22. 22.Qxh5 f3
23. 23.Qxf3 Rxf3+
24. 24.Kxf3 Rf8+
25. 25.Ke2 Qxg2+
26. 26.Kd3 Qxh3+
27. 27.Kc2 Qg2+
28. 28.Bd2 Qg6+
29. 29.Re4 h5
30. 30.Re1 Re8
31. 31.Kc1 Rxe4
32. 32.Nxe4 h4
33. 33.Ng5 Qh5
34. 34.Re3 Kg8
35. 35.c4

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