Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

Linares16th · 1999 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares16th
Site Linares
Round 12
Date 1999.03.07
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 21
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Final Position

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

r5k1/pp2rppp/3n4/4N3/3P1B2/1b3P2/1P4PP/3RR1K1 w - - 0 22

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.c4 Nb4
  9. 9.Re1 Nxd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 c6
  11. 11.cxd5 cxd5
  12. 12.Qb5+ Qd7
  13. 13.Qb3 O-O
  14. 14.Ne5 Qd8
  15. 15.f3 Nd6
  16. 16.Nc3 Be6
  17. 17.Bf4 Re8
  18. 18.Rad1 Qb6
  19. 19.Nxd5 Qxb3
  20. 20.Nxe7+ Rxe7
  21. 21.axb3 Bxb3

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