Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

6th Tal Memorial · 2011 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th Tal Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 5
Date 2011.11.20
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

6k1/1B3p2/4p1pp/8/8/b3P1P1/5PKP/8 w - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.Rc1 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Qa5
  8. 8.e3 Rd8
  9. 9.Bd6 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 Ne4
  11. 11.O-O Nxd6
  12. 12.cxd6 Bxd6
  13. 13.Qb3 Nc6
  14. 14.Rfd1 Be7
  15. 15.Be2 h6
  16. 16.Nd2 Qb4
  17. 17.Qc2 Bd7
  18. 18.Nc4 Bf8
  19. 19.a3 Qe7
  20. 20.Nd6 Be8
  21. 21.Nxe8 Rxd1+
  22. 22.Rxd1 Rxe8
  23. 23.Qb3 Rd8
  24. 24.Rxd8 Nxd8
  25. 25.Bf3 g6
  26. 26.Qa4 a6
  27. 27.g3 Bg7
  28. 28.Qc4 Qd7
  29. 29.Kg2 Be5
  30. 30.b4 Qc7
  31. 31.Qxc7 Bxc7
  32. 32.b5 axb5
  33. 33.Nxb5 Bb6
  34. 34.Nd6 Bc5
  35. 35.Nxb7 Nxb7
  36. 36.Bxb7 Bxa3

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