Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

It · 2003 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event It
Site Dortmund GER
Round 4
Date 2003.08.03
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

3q1r1k/6bp/4B3/1p2p3/1N3p2/2P5/1P3PPP/3R1RK1 b - - 0 25

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e5
  6. 6.Ndb5 d6
  7. 7.Bg5 a6
  8. 8.Na3 b5
  9. 9.Bxf6 gxf6
  10. 10.Nd5 f5
  11. 11.exf5 Bxf5
  12. 12.c3 Bg7
  13. 13.Nc2 O-O
  14. 14.Nce3 Be6
  15. 15.Bd3 f5
  16. 16.O-O Ra7
  17. 17.a4 Ne7
  18. 18.Nxe7+ Rxe7
  19. 19.axb5 axb5
  20. 20.Bc2 d5
  21. 21.Bb3 f4
  22. 22.Nxd5 Rd7
  23. 23.Nb4 Rxd1
  24. 24.Bxe6+ Kh8
  25. 25.Raxd1

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