Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

Final · 2004 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event Final
Site Dortmund GER
Round 4
Date 2004.08.01
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r2rk1/1p4b1/p2p1qp1/3P3P/2P1p1B1/1P5Q/1PR4P/1K1R4 b - - 6 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.f3 h5
  9. 9.Nd5 Bxd5
  10. 10.exd5 Nbd7
  11. 11.Qd2 g6
  12. 12.Na5 Qc7
  13. 13.Be2 Bg7
  14. 14.O-O-O Rc8
  15. 15.Kb1 O-O
  16. 16.Rc1 e4
  17. 17.f4 Nc5
  18. 18.Nb3 Na4
  19. 19.c3 Rfe8
  20. 20.Rhf1 Nb6
  21. 21.c4 Ng4
  22. 22.f5 Nxe3
  23. 23.Qxe3 Nd7
  24. 24.g4 Qb6
  25. 25.Qh3 Nc5
  26. 26.fxg6 fxg6
  27. 27.gxh5 Nxb3
  28. 28.axb3 Qd4
  29. 29.Rc2 Rf8
  30. 30.Rd1 Qf6
  31. 31.Bg4

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