Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

WCh · 2008 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh
Site Bonn GER
Round 7
Date 2008.10.23
Opening Slav Defense (D19)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

8/5kp1/1p2p3/pP2P1p1/P5P1/2rKP2P/8/8 w - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.e3 e6
  7. 7.Bxc4 Bb4
  8. 8.O-O Nbd7
  9. 9.Qe2 Bg6
  10. 10.e4 O-O
  11. 11.Bd3 Bh5
  12. 12.e5 Nd5
  13. 13.Nxd5 cxd5
  14. 14.Qe3 Re8
  15. 15.Ne1 Bg6
  16. 16.Bxg6 hxg6
  17. 17.Nd3 Qb6
  18. 18.Nxb4 Qxb4
  19. 19.b3 Rac8
  20. 20.Ba3 Qc3
  21. 21.Rac1 Qxe3
  22. 22.fxe3 f6
  23. 23.Bd6 g5
  24. 24.h3 Kf7
  25. 25.Kf2 Kg6
  26. 26.Ke2 fxe5
  27. 27.dxe5 b6
  28. 28.b4 Rc4
  29. 29.Rxc4 dxc4
  30. 30.Rc1 Rc8
  31. 31.g4 a5
  32. 32.b5 c3
  33. 33.Rc2 Kf7
  34. 34.Kd3 Nc5+
  35. 35.Bxc5 Rxc5
  36. 36.Rxc3 Rxc3+

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