Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

Levitov Chess Week Rapid · 2019 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event Levitov Chess Week Rapid
Site Amsterdam NED
Round 4.3
Date 2019.08.05
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

n4r2/5qk1/Pp1R3p/4p3/2N1Q1P1/5p1P/5P1K/8 b - - 1 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 Ba7
  8. 8.Re1 O-O
  9. 9.h3 h6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Be6
  11. 11.Bxe6 fxe6
  12. 12.b4 Nh5
  13. 13.Ra2 Nf4
  14. 14.Nc4 b5
  15. 15.Bxf4 bxc4
  16. 16.Be3 Bxe3
  17. 17.Rxe3 cxd3
  18. 18.Qxd3 Ne7
  19. 19.c4 Qb8
  20. 20.Qd2 Qb7
  21. 21.Ne1 Rad8
  22. 22.b5 Ng6
  23. 23.Nd3 axb5
  24. 24.cxb5 Ra8
  25. 25.Nb4 Nf4
  26. 26.Nc6 Kh7
  27. 27.Kh2 Rf6
  28. 28.g3 Ng6
  29. 29.Rb3 Nf8
  30. 30.a5 Nd7
  31. 31.a6 Qc8
  32. 32.Qe2 Qe8
  33. 33.Rf3 Qf7
  34. 34.Rxf6 gxf6
  35. 35.Rc2 Nb6
  36. 36.Na5 f5
  37. 37.Rc6 Rf8
  38. 38.Qc2 Na8
  39. 39.exf5 exf5
  40. 40.b6 cxb6
  41. 41.Nc4 Kg7
  42. 42.Rxd6 f4
  43. 43.g4 f3
  44. 44.Qe4

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