Vladimir Kramnik vs Viswanathan Anand

Dos Hermanas · 1997 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 1
Date 1997.04.01
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D39)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/RpR2pk1/4pn1p/3N2p1/8/5P2/5KPP/1r6 b - - 8 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.d4 dxc4
  5. 5.e4 Bb4
  6. 6.Bg5 c5
  7. 7.Bxc4 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Bd7
  9. 9.O-O Nc6
  10. 10.Rc1 h6
  11. 11.Bf4 O-O
  12. 12.e5 Qb8
  13. 13.Bg3 Nxe5
  14. 14.Re1 Bd6
  15. 15.Ndb5 Nxc4
  16. 16.Nxd6 Nxd6
  17. 17.Bxd6 Qd8
  18. 18.Bxf8 Kxf8
  19. 19.b4 a6
  20. 20.a4 Be8
  21. 21.Qxd8 Rxd8
  22. 22.Red1 Rb8
  23. 23.f3 Bc6
  24. 24.b5 axb5
  25. 25.axb5 Be8
  26. 26.Ra1 g5
  27. 27.Ra7 Kg7
  28. 28.Rda1 Rc8
  29. 29.R1a3 Rc7
  30. 30.b6 Re7
  31. 31.R3a5 Bc6
  32. 32.Rc5 Re8
  33. 33.Ne2 Bd5
  34. 34.Rc7 Rd8
  35. 35.Kf2 Rd6
  36. 36.Nc3 Rxb6
  37. 37.Nxd5 Rb2+
  38. 38.Kg1 Rb1+
  39. 39.Kf2 Rb2+
  40. 40.Kg1 Rb1+
  41. 41.Kf2

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