Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 16.1
Date 2016.06.20
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

8/6pk/1p5p/pP2q3/P7/2nQ3P/3N2P1/6K1 b - - 11 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.a4 h6
  8. 8.Re1 O-O
  9. 9.Nbd2 Be6
  10. 10.Bxe6 fxe6
  11. 11.Nf1 Nh5
  12. 12.Be3 Bxe3
  13. 13.fxe3 Qe8
  14. 14.b4 Nf6
  15. 15.Ng3 a5
  16. 16.b5 Ne7
  17. 17.c4 Ng6
  18. 18.Rf1 b6
  19. 19.Nd2 Rd8
  20. 20.Qe2 Rd7
  21. 21.Nh5 Rdf7
  22. 22.Nxf6+ Rxf6
  23. 23.Rxf6 Rxf6
  24. 24.Rf1 Qf7
  25. 25.Rxf6 Qxf6
  26. 26.Qg4 Nf8
  27. 27.Qh5 Qe7
  28. 28.h3 Nd7
  29. 29.Nb3 Nf6
  30. 30.Qd1 d5
  31. 31.exd5 exd5
  32. 32.c5 Nd7
  33. 33.cxb6 cxb6
  34. 34.d4 Qg5
  35. 35.Qf3 Kh7
  36. 36.e4 Nf6
  37. 37.dxe5 Qxe5
  38. 38.exd5 Nxd5
  39. 39.Qd3+ Kh8
  40. 40.Nd2 Nc3
  41. 41.Qd8+ Kh7
  42. 42.Qd3+ Kh8
  43. 43.Qd8+ Kh7
  44. 44.Qd3+

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