Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

20th Amber Rapid · 2011 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 20th Amber Rapid
Site Monaco MNC
Round 2
Date 2011.03.13
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

3N2k1/6pp/4p3/1p1nbp2/8/1P2P2P/3BK1P1/8 b - - 1 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.e3 c5
  5. 5.Nc3 dxc4
  6. 6.Bxc4 a6
  7. 7.a4 Nc6
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.dxc5 Qxd1
  10. 10.Rxd1 Bxc5
  11. 11.Bd2 Bd7
  12. 12.Bd3 O-O
  13. 13.Ne4 Be7
  14. 14.Rac1 Rfd8
  15. 15.Nc5 Be8
  16. 16.Be2 Rd5
  17. 17.Nb3 Rad8
  18. 18.Be1 Rxd1
  19. 19.Rxd1 Rxd1
  20. 20.Bxd1 Nb4
  21. 21.Na5 Nd3
  22. 22.Bc3 Ne4
  23. 23.Nxb7 Ndxf2
  24. 24.Be2 Bxa4
  25. 25.Bd4 Bb5
  26. 26.Bxb5 axb5
  27. 27.Kf1 Nd3
  28. 28.Ke2 Nb4
  29. 29.Bb6 Bf6
  30. 30.Bd4 Be7
  31. 31.Bb6 Nd5
  32. 32.Ba5 Bf6
  33. 33.b3 Bb2
  34. 34.Nd2 Nxd2
  35. 35.Bxd2 Be5
  36. 36.h3 f5
  37. 37.Nd8

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