Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

Corus A · 2008 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 13
Date 2008.01.27
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 61
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Final Position

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

8/p3b1k1/8/3p1R2/1PP5/P7/2Pr4/1K6 w - - 1 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nc3 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Be7
  7. 7.Bf4 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 Nd7
  9. 9.O-O-O Nc5
  10. 10.Be3 Re8
  11. 11.Bc4 Be6
  12. 12.Bxe6 Nxe6
  13. 13.h4 Qd7
  14. 14.Qd5 Qc6
  15. 15.Qf5 Qc4
  16. 16.Kb1 g6
  17. 17.Qh3 h5
  18. 18.Nd2 Qe2
  19. 19.Rde1 Qg4
  20. 20.Qh2 d5
  21. 21.f3 Qa4
  22. 22.g4 Bd6
  23. 23.Qf2 hxg4
  24. 24.fxg4 Qxg4
  25. 25.Reg1 Qh5
  26. 26.Nf3 Re7
  27. 27.Bg5 Ree8
  28. 28.Be3 Re7
  29. 29.Bg5 Rd7
  30. 30.Nd4 Nxd4
  31. 31.Qxd4 Bf8
  32. 32.Qe3 c6
  33. 33.Qh3 Rd6
  34. 34.Bf4 Re6
  35. 35.Rg5 Qh8
  36. 36.h5 Rae8
  37. 37.Bd2 Bc5
  38. 38.Rg3 Re2
  39. 39.Kc1 Qg7
  40. 40.a3 Bd6
  41. 41.Rgg1 Bc5
  42. 42.Rg3 Bd6
  43. 43.Rg4 R8e6
  44. 44.hxg6 Rxg6
  45. 45.Rxg6 fxg6
  46. 46.Be3 Qe5
  47. 47.Qh7+ Kf8
  48. 48.Bd2 Qf6
  49. 49.Qxb7 Rh2
  50. 50.Re1 Qf2
  51. 51.Kb1 Qxd2
  52. 52.Rf1+ Kg8
  53. 53.Qf7+ Kh8
  54. 54.Qxg6 Qg2
  55. 55.Qe8+ Qg8
  56. 56.Qxc6 Bf8
  57. 57.Qa8 Bc5
  58. 58.Qxg8+ Kxg8
  59. 59.Rf5 Rd2
  60. 60.c4 Kg7
  61. 61.b4 Be7

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