Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 17.4
Date 2018.06.24
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

8/pQ4pk/2p5/3p3p/6p1/2P2qP1/PP3PKP/8 w - - 7 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Ne8
  10. 10.Nd5 Bd6
  11. 11.Re1 c6
  12. 12.Ne3 Bc7
  13. 13.Nf5 d5
  14. 14.Ne7+ Kh8
  15. 15.Nxc8 Rxc8
  16. 16.d3 f5
  17. 17.Bd2 Nf6
  18. 18.g3 Qd7
  19. 19.Qf3 Ng4
  20. 20.Bh3 h5
  21. 21.Bf4 Bb6
  22. 22.Bxg4 fxg4
  23. 23.Qe2 Rce8
  24. 24.Qd2 Bd4
  25. 25.c3 Bf6
  26. 26.Bg5 Be5
  27. 27.Re2 Bd6
  28. 28.Rxe8 Rxe8
  29. 29.Re1 Rxe1+
  30. 30.Qxe1 Kh7
  31. 31.Qe3 Qf5
  32. 32.Be7 Bxe7
  33. 33.Qxe7 Qxd3
  34. 34.Qxb7 Qd1+
  35. 35.Kg2 Qf3+
  36. 36.Kg1 Qd1+
  37. 37.Kg2 Qf3+

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