Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

4th Zurich CC Classical · 2015 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 4th Zurich CC Classical
Site Zurich SUI
Round 1.1
Date 2015.02.14
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D36)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

2b5/4n1n1/3k3p/2Pp1p2/5N1P/4PP2/2BK4/4N3 b - - 0 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bg5 c6
  6. 6.Qc2 Be7
  7. 7.e3 Nbd7
  8. 8.Nf3 Nh5
  9. 9.Bxe7 Qxe7
  10. 10.O-O-O Nb6
  11. 11.Ne5 Nf6
  12. 12.Bd3 Ng4
  13. 13.Nf3 Be6
  14. 14.Kb1 O-O-O
  15. 15.h3 Nf6
  16. 16.Nd2 Kb8
  17. 17.Nb3 Ne8
  18. 18.Nc5 Nd6
  19. 19.f3 f5
  20. 20.g4 Bc8
  21. 21.Rde1 Rhf8
  22. 22.Qh2 Qc7
  23. 23.Rhf1 Rde8
  24. 24.b3 g6
  25. 25.Bc2 Re7
  26. 26.Rf2 Rfe8
  27. 27.Rfe2 Nd7
  28. 28.Nd3 Nf7
  29. 29.Qxc7+ Kxc7
  30. 30.gxf5 gxf5
  31. 31.Nf4 Nf6
  32. 32.h4 Nh8
  33. 33.Kc1 Ng6
  34. 34.Ng2 Nh5
  35. 35.Rg1 a5
  36. 36.Kd2 Rg7
  37. 37.Ne1 h6
  38. 38.Reg2 Reg8
  39. 39.Ne2 Kd6
  40. 40.a3 b6
  41. 41.b4 axb4
  42. 42.axb4 Ne7
  43. 43.Rxg7 Rxg7
  44. 44.Rxg7 Nxg7
  45. 45.Nf4 c5
  46. 46.bxc5+ bxc5
  47. 47.dxc5+

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