Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

Sparkassen Cat XXI · 2001 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 17 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Sparkassen Cat XXI
Site Dortmund GER
Round 5
Date 2001.07.16
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 17
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Final Position

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

r2qr1k1/1pp2ppp/p1n2b2/2Pp3b/Q2Pn3/P1N1BN1P/1P2BPP1/3RR1K1 b - - 0 17

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 Nf6
  9. 9.Nc3 O-O
  10. 10.Re1 Be6
  11. 11.c5 Bg4
  12. 12.Be2 Ne4
  13. 13.Be3 Bf6
  14. 14.h3 Bh5
  15. 15.Qa4 Re8
  16. 16.Rad1 a6
  17. 17.a3

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