Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

5th Zurich CC 2016 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 5th Zurich CC 2016
Site Zurich SUI
Round 5.1
Date 2016.02.15
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

8/5pkp/5p2/1R6/8/r5PP/P4PK1/8 b - - 0 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O Nd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Bxd4
  7. 7.c3 Bb6
  8. 8.Na3 O-O
  9. 9.Bg5 d5
  10. 10.exd5 Qxd5
  11. 11.Bxf6 gxf6
  12. 12.Bc4 Qd7
  13. 13.Nc2 Qg4
  14. 14.d4 Qxd1
  15. 15.Raxd1 Bg4
  16. 16.Rd2 exd4
  17. 17.Nxd4 Rfd8
  18. 18.Re1 Rd7
  19. 19.h3 Bh5
  20. 20.Be2 Bxe2
  21. 21.Rexe2 Bxd4
  22. 22.Rxd4 Rxd4
  23. 23.cxd4 Rd8
  24. 24.Re7 Rxd4
  25. 25.Rxc7 Rb4
  26. 26.b3 a5
  27. 27.g3 b5
  28. 28.Kg2 a4
  29. 29.bxa4 Rxa4
  30. 30.Rc2 Ra3
  31. 31.Rb2 Kg7
  32. 32.Rxb5

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