Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

WCh · 2007 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 65 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh
Site Mexico City MEX
Round 3
Date 2007.09.15
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 65
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Final Position

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

8/6p1/5p2/5k1K/7P/8/8/8 w - - 0 66

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.Be2 O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 Bf5
  11. 11.a3 Nxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 Nc6
  13. 13.Re1 Re8
  14. 14.cxd5 Qxd5
  15. 15.Bf4 Rac8
  16. 16.Qa4 Bd7
  17. 17.Qc2 Qf5
  18. 18.Qxf5 Bxf5
  19. 19.Bb5 Bd7
  20. 20.d5 Ne5
  21. 21.Bxd7 Nxd7
  22. 22.Bxc7 Rxc7
  23. 23.d6 Rxc3
  24. 24.dxe7 f6
  25. 25.Rad1 Rc7
  26. 26.Nd4 Ne5
  27. 27.f4 Nc6
  28. 28.Nxc6 bxc6
  29. 29.Rd6 c5
  30. 30.Ree6 c4
  31. 31.Rc6 Rexe7
  32. 32.Rxc4 Rxc4
  33. 33.Rxe7 Ra4
  34. 34.Rb7 h6
  35. 35.f5 Rxa3
  36. 36.Kf2 h5
  37. 37.g3 a5
  38. 38.Ra7 a4
  39. 39.h4 Ra2+
  40. 40.Kf3 a3
  41. 41.Ke3 Ra1
  42. 42.Kf2 Kf8
  43. 43.Kg2 a2
  44. 44.Kh2 Ke8
  45. 45.Kg2 Kd8
  46. 46.Kh2 Kc8
  47. 47.Kg2 Kb8
  48. 48.Ra3 Kb7
  49. 49.Ra4 Kb6
  50. 50.Ra8 Kc5
  51. 51.Ra7 Kd5
  52. 52.Ra4 Ke5
  53. 53.Ra5+ Ke4
  54. 54.Kh2 Kf3
  55. 55.Ra3+ Kf2
  56. 56.Ra4 Kf1
  57. 57.Kh1 Ke1
  58. 58.Kg2 Kd1
  59. 59.Ra7 Rc1
  60. 60.Rxa2 Rc2+
  61. 61.Rxc2 Kxc2
  62. 62.Kf3 Kd3
  63. 63.g4 hxg4+
  64. 64.Kxg4 Ke4
  65. 65.Kh5 Kxf5

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