Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

Amber Blindfold · 1999 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 24 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 0-1
Event Amber Blindfold
Site Monte Carlo
Round 3
Date 1999.03.18
Opening Sicilian Defense (B56)
Moves 24
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r1r5/1p3kpp/1b3n2/2N1p3/q7/5P2/PPP2QPP/2KR3R 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 d6
  6. 6.f3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.Be3 O-O
  9. 9.Qd2 a5
  10. 10.Bb5 Na7
  11. 11.Be2 Nc6
  12. 12.Bb5 Na7
  13. 13.Ba4 Be6
  14. 14.Bxa7 Rxa7
  15. 15.Qf2 Ra8
  16. 16.O-O-O Qb8
  17. 17.Bb5 Rc8
  18. 18.Na4 d5
  19. 19.Nb6 a4
  20. 20.Bxa4 Qa7
  21. 21.exd5 Bd8
  22. 22.dxe6 Bxb6
  23. 23.exf7+ Kxf7
  24. 24.Nc5 Qxa4

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