Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

FIDE Candidates 2014 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2014
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 4.2
Date 2014.03.17
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

r3k1r1/1p3p1p/p4p2/1b2P1qP/3RP3/4KB2/P2Q2P1/R5N1 w q - 9 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.e4 Bb4
  6. 6.Bg5 c5
  7. 7.Bxc4 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Bxc3+
  9. 9.bxc3 Qa5
  10. 10.Bb5+ Nbd7
  11. 11.Bxf6 Qxc3+
  12. 12.Kf1 gxf6
  13. 13.h4 a6
  14. 14.Rh3 Qb4
  15. 15.Be2 Ne5
  16. 16.h5 Qd6
  17. 17.Qd2 Nc6
  18. 18.Rd3 Qh2
  19. 19.f4 Rg8
  20. 20.Bf3 Bd7
  21. 21.Ne2 Qh1+
  22. 22.Ng1 Nd4
  23. 23.Rxd4 Bb5+
  24. 24.Kf2 Qh4+
  25. 25.Ke3 e5
  26. 26.fxe5 Qg5+
  27. 27.Kf2 Qg3+
  28. 28.Ke3 Qg5+
  29. 29.Kf2 Qg3+
  30. 30.Ke3 Qg5+

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