Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

18th Amber Blindfold · 2009 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 30 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event 18th Amber Blindfold
Site Nice FRA
Round 8
Date 2009.03.22
Opening Petroff Defense (C43)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5rk1/pp3p1p/2rP1QpP/8/1q6/8/6P1/2RR2K1 b - - 2 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 Nxe4
  4. 4.Bd3 d5
  5. 5.Nxe5 Nd7
  6. 6.Nxd7 Bxd7
  7. 7.O-O Bd6
  8. 8.c4 c6
  9. 9.cxd5 cxd5
  10. 10.Nc3 Nxc3
  11. 11.bxc3 O-O
  12. 12.Qh5 g6
  13. 13.Qxd5 Qc7
  14. 14.Bh6 Rfd8
  15. 15.h4 Be6
  16. 16.Qg5 Qxc3
  17. 17.Rfd1 Bf8
  18. 18.Bxf8 Rd5
  19. 19.Qf6 Rxf8
  20. 20.Be4 Rh5
  21. 21.Rac1 Qa5
  22. 22.f3 Rb5
  23. 23.a4 Rb6
  24. 24.d5 Bf5
  25. 25.d6 Bxe4
  26. 26.fxe4 Qxa4
  27. 27.h5 Qxe4
  28. 28.Qe7 Qb4
  29. 29.h6 Rc6
  30. 30.Qf6

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