Vladimir Kramnik vs Viswanathan Anand

The Game

White	Vladimir Kramnik
Black	Viswanathan Anand
Result	1-0
Event	Las Palmas
Site	Las Palmas
Round	6
Date	1996.00.00
Opening	English Opening (A30)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/p2P1pp1/7p/1B6/8/3R1PPq/P6P/3K4 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
2. 2.c4 b6
3. 3.g3 Bb7
4. 4.Bg2 e6
5. 5.O-O Be7
6. 6.Nc3 O-O
7. 7.Re1 d5
8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
9. 9.e4 Nxc3
10. 10.bxc3 c5
11. 11.d4 Nd7
12. 12.Bf4 cxd4
13. 13.cxd4 Nf6
14. 14.Ne5 Bb4
15. 15.Re3 Rc8
16. 16.d5 exd5
17. 17.exd5 Bd6
18. 18.Nc6 Bxc6
19. 19.Bxd6 Ba4
20. 20.Bxf8 Bxd1
21. 21.Be7 Qc7
22. 22.Rxd1 Nd7
23. 23.Bh3 h6
24. 24.Bf5 b5
25. 25.Bb4 Rd8
26. 26.Re7 Qc4
27. 27.Rxd7 Rxd7
28. 28.Bxd7 Qxb4
29. 29.d6 Qa4
30. 30.Rd3 Qe4
31. 31.Bxb5 Qe1+
32. 32.Kg2 Qe4+
33. 33.Kg1 Qe1+
34. 34.Kg2 Qe4+
35. 35.Kf1 Qh1+
36. 36.Ke2 Qe4+
37. 37.Kf1 Qh1+
38. 38.Ke2 Qe4+
39. 39.Kd1 Qg4+
40. 40.f3 Qh3
41. 41.d7

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