Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

Zuerich Chess Challenge Blitz · 2013 · Petroff Defense · 0-1 in 45 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 0-1
Event Zuerich Chess Challenge Blitz
Site Zuerich SUI
Round 5.2
Date 2013.02.22
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1r4k1/5pp1/4b3/2r5/2P2n2/1R3N1P/5PP1/2R2BK1 b - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nc3 Nf6
  6. 6.d4 Be7
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.h3 Re8
  9. 9.O-O Nbd7
  10. 10.Re1 Nf8
  11. 11.Bg5 Be6
  12. 12.Qd2 Ng6
  13. 13.d5 Bd7
  14. 14.Bf1 h6
  15. 15.Be3 c5
  16. 16.dxc6 bxc6
  17. 17.Bd4 Be6
  18. 18.Bd3 Nf8
  19. 19.Ne4 Nxe4
  20. 20.Bxe4 d5
  21. 21.Bd3 c5
  22. 22.Be5 Qb6
  23. 23.c3 a5
  24. 24.b3 Red8
  25. 25.Rab1 Nd7
  26. 26.Bf4 Bf8
  27. 27.Ne5 Nf6
  28. 28.Qe2 Rac8
  29. 29.Qf3 Qa7
  30. 30.Bxh6 c4
  31. 31.Bf1 cxb3
  32. 32.axb3 d4
  33. 33.c4 Qa8
  34. 34.Qxa8 Rxa8
  35. 35.Bg5 Bb4
  36. 36.Red1 Rac8
  37. 37.Nf3 Bc3
  38. 38.Bd3 Rc5
  39. 39.Bd2 Rb8
  40. 40.Bxc3 dxc3
  41. 41.Rdc1 a4
  42. 42.Rxc3 Nd5
  43. 43.Rcc1 Nf4
  44. 44.Bf1 axb3
  45. 45.Rxb3

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