Viswanathan Anand vs Vladimir Kramnik

Legends of Chess Prelim · 2020 · French, Classical · 0-1 in 63 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 0-1
Event Legends of Chess Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.1
Date 2020.07.23
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6R1/1k1n1P2/4P1K1/3N4/3p4/7P/6q1/8 w - - 5 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 Be7
  8. 8.Qd2 a6
  9. 9.Bd3 b5
  10. 10.a3 c4
  11. 11.Be2 Nb6
  12. 12.O-O Bd7
  13. 13.Bd1 g6
  14. 14.h3 Qc7
  15. 15.Bf2 h6
  16. 16.Ne2 a5
  17. 17.c3 O-O-O
  18. 18.Bh4 Bxh4
  19. 19.Nxh4 Kb7
  20. 20.Nf3 Ra8
  21. 21.Bc2 Qd8
  22. 22.g4 Qe7
  23. 23.Ng3 b4
  24. 24.axb4 axb4
  25. 25.Rxa8 Rxa8
  26. 26.f5 gxf5
  27. 27.gxf5 Ra2
  28. 28.Qc1 bxc3
  29. 29.bxc3 Qa3
  30. 30.Bb1 Qxc1
  31. 31.Rxc1 Rb2
  32. 32.f6 Na4
  33. 33.Bh7 Na5
  34. 34.Bg6 Nb3
  35. 35.Re1 Be8
  36. 36.Nf5 fxg6
  37. 37.Nd6+ Kc7
  38. 38.Nxe8+ Kd7
  39. 39.Nd6 g5
  40. 40.Nf5 Ke8
  41. 41.Nxh6 Nxc3
  42. 42.Nxg5 Nxd4
  43. 43.f7+ Ke7
  44. 44.Ra1 Nce2+
  45. 45.Kf2 Nf4+
  46. 46.Kg3 Ng6
  47. 47.Ra7+ Kd8
  48. 48.Ra8+ Kc7
  49. 49.Rg8 Ne2+
  50. 50.Kf2 Nef4+
  51. 51.Ke3 c3
  52. 52.Nxe6+ Nxe6
  53. 53.Rxg6 d4+
  54. 54.Ke4 Re2+
  55. 55.Kf3 Re3+
  56. 56.Kg4 Nf8
  57. 57.Rg8 Nd7
  58. 58.Nf5 c2
  59. 59.Nxe3 c1=Q
  60. 60.Nd5+ Kb7
  61. 61.e6 Qd1+
  62. 62.Kg5 Qd2+
  63. 63.Kg6 Qg2+

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