Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

Advanced Chess rapid · 2002 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Advanced Chess rapid
Site Leon ESP
Round 4
Date 2002.06.22
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

5Q2/7K/8/8/8/8/qk5P/8 b - - 0 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.a3 Nc6
  9. 9.Qc2 Qa5
  10. 10.O-O-O Be7
  11. 11.g4 dxc4
  12. 12.Bxc4 e5
  13. 13.g5 exf4
  14. 14.gxf6 Bxf6
  15. 15.Nd5 Ne7
  16. 16.Nxf6+ gxf6
  17. 17.Rhg1+ Kh8
  18. 18.e4 b5
  19. 19.Bd5 Nxd5
  20. 20.exd5 b4
  21. 21.axb4 Qa1+
  22. 22.Kd2 Qa6
  23. 23.Qc6 Rd8
  24. 24.Kc3 Bb7
  25. 25.Qxa6 Bxa6
  26. 26.Rd4 Rac8+
  27. 27.Kd2 Bb7
  28. 28.Rc1 Rxc1
  29. 29.Kxc1 Kg7
  30. 30.Nh4 Rxd5
  31. 31.Rxd5 Bxd5
  32. 32.Nf5+ Kf8
  33. 33.Kd2 Ke8
  34. 34.Kd3 Kd7
  35. 35.Kd4 Be6
  36. 36.Ke4 Bxf5+
  37. 37.Kxf5 Kc6
  38. 38.Kxf4 Kb5
  39. 39.Kf5 Kxb4
  40. 40.Kxf6 Kb3
  41. 41.f4 Kxb2
  42. 42.f5 a5
  43. 43.Kxf7 a4
  44. 44.f6 a3
  45. 45.Kg8 a2
  46. 46.f7 a1=Q
  47. 47.f8=Q Qa2+
  48. 48.Kxh7

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