Vladimir Kramnik vs Viswanathan Anand

The Game

White	Vladimir Kramnik
Black	Viswanathan Anand
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Chess Classics Giants 1st pl
Site	Frankfurt
Round	3
Date	1998.06.19
Opening	English Opening (A17)
Moves	44

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Final Position

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

5k2/3n4/3N1pP1/2p1p2P/4P2P/B7/4b3/6K1 b - - 0 44

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
4. 4.Qc2 O-O
5. 5.a3 Bxc3
6. 6.Qxc3 b6
7. 7.b4 Bb7
8. 8.Bb2 d6
9. 9.e3 a5
10. 10.Be2 axb4
11. 11.axb4 Rxa1+
12. 12.Bxa1 Nbd7
13. 13.O-O Qe7
14. 14.Bb2 Ra8
15. 15.d4 c5
16. 16.Nd2 Qf8
17. 17.f3 d5
18. 18.dxc5 bxc5
19. 19.b5 Nb6
20. 20.Qc2 Nfd7
21. 21.Bd3 h6
22. 22.Ra1 Rxa1+
23. 23.Bxa1 Qa8
24. 24.Bb2 Na4
25. 25.Bc1 Nab6
26. 26.Qc3 f6
27. 27.Be2 Qa4
28. 28.Qb3 Qxb3
29. 29.Nxb3 Nxc4
30. 30.Bxc4 dxc4
31. 31.Na5 Ba8
32. 32.Nxc4 Bd5
33. 33.Nd6 Kf8
34. 34.e4 Bb3
35. 35.Ba3 Ba4
36. 36.f4 e5
37. 37.g3 g6
38. 38.f5 Ke7
39. 39.Nb7 Bxb5
40. 40.fxg6 Kf8
41. 41.Nd6 Bd3
42. 42.h4 h5
43. 43.g4 Be2
44. 44.gxh5

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