Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

GCT Rapid Paris 2018 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 2.3
Date 2018.06.20
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r3/2pk3p/2p1q3/r1p1Pp2/8/1R5P/P2Q1PP1/1R5K b - - 2 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.h3 Be6
  7. 7.Nc3 Nd7
  8. 8.Ng5 Nf8
  9. 9.O-O Qe7
  10. 10.Na4 Bd6
  11. 11.Nf3 Ng6
  12. 12.Nc3 O-O-O
  13. 13.Be3 Nf4
  14. 14.Bxf4 exf4
  15. 15.e5 Bb4
  16. 16.Ne4 f5
  17. 17.exf6 gxf6
  18. 18.c3 f5
  19. 19.Neg5 Bd5
  20. 20.Re1 Qf6
  21. 21.Qa4 Bd6
  22. 22.c4 Bxf3
  23. 23.Nxf3 Rhg8
  24. 24.Kh1 Qxb2
  25. 25.Qxa7 b6
  26. 26.Rf1 Kd7
  27. 27.Qa4 Ra8
  28. 28.Qb3 Qg7
  29. 29.Rg1 Ra3
  30. 30.Qb1 Qf7
  31. 31.Qc2 Qh5
  32. 32.Rae1 Kc8
  33. 33.Rb1 Bc5
  34. 34.Rb3 Ra5
  35. 35.d4 Bd6
  36. 36.c5 bxc5
  37. 37.Qc4 Re8
  38. 38.Rgb1 Kd7
  39. 39.Ne5+ Bxe5
  40. 40.dxe5 Qg6
  41. 41.Qxf4 Qe6
  42. 42.Qd2+

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