Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

World Blitz · 2009 · Scandinavian Defense · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 24
Date 2009.11.17
Opening Scandinavian Defense (B01)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r4k1/1P3pb1/1R2p1p1/2N3Pp/3n4/7P/1P3P2/4NK2 b - - 4 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d5
  2. 2.exd5 Qxd5
  3. 3.Nc3 Qd6
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nf3 g6
  6. 6.Nb5 Qb6
  7. 7.c4 c6
  8. 8.Nc3 Bg7
  9. 9.Be2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Rd8
  11. 11.h3 Bf5
  12. 12.Qb3 Na6
  13. 13.Be3 Qxb3
  14. 14.axb3 Nb4
  15. 15.g4 Bd3
  16. 16.Bxd3 Nxd3
  17. 17.Rfd1 Nb4
  18. 18.Rd2 h5
  19. 19.g5 Ne8
  20. 20.d5 b6
  21. 21.dxc6 Nxc6
  22. 22.Rxd8 Rxd8
  23. 23.b4 Nd6
  24. 24.b5 Na5
  25. 25.c5 Ndc4
  26. 26.cxb6 axb6
  27. 27.Bxb6 Nxb6
  28. 28.Rxa5 Nc4
  29. 29.Ra7 e6
  30. 30.Rc7 Nd6
  31. 31.b6 Rb8
  32. 32.Rc6 Nf5
  33. 33.Na4 Ne7
  34. 34.Rc5 Nd5
  35. 35.Rb5 Rb7
  36. 36.Ne1 Nf4
  37. 37.Nc5 Rb8
  38. 38.b7 Ne2+
  39. 39.Kf1 Nd4
  40. 40.Rb6

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