Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

Hoogovens · 1999 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 9
Date 1999.01.26
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

4r1k1/p1p3pp/2Q5/4Pp2/5Pb1/4N1P1/PB1q1n1P/R3R2K w - - 7 28

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 Bh4
  14. 14.g3 Bf6
  15. 15.Bxc6 bxc6
  16. 16.Qxc6 Re8
  17. 17.Ne5 Bxe5
  18. 18.dxe5 Ng5
  19. 19.f4 Nh3+
  20. 20.Kg2 Rb8
  21. 21.c4 dxc4
  22. 22.Nxc4 Qd3
  23. 23.Ne3 Rxb2+
  24. 24.Bxb2 Qd2+
  25. 25.Kh1 Nf2+
  26. 26.Kg1 Nh3+
  27. 27.Kh1 Nf2+

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