Vladimir Kramnik vs Viswanathan Anand

Sparkassen Cat XXI · 2001 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Sparkassen Cat XXI
Site Dortmund GER
Round 9
Date 2001.07.21
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7k/p7/8/RP6/8/1r3PKP/8 b - - 1 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 e6
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bxc4 c5
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.Bb3 cxd4
  8. 8.exd4 Nc6
  9. 9.Nc3 Be7
  10. 10.Bg5 O-O
  11. 11.Qd2 Na5
  12. 12.Bc2 b5
  13. 13.Qf4 Ra7
  14. 14.Rad1 Bb7
  15. 15.d5 Bxd5
  16. 16.Nxd5 exd5
  17. 17.Qh4 h5
  18. 18.Rfe1 Nc6
  19. 19.g4 Qd6
  20. 20.gxh5 Qb4
  21. 21.h6 Qxh4
  22. 22.Nxh4 Ne4
  23. 23.hxg7 Rc8
  24. 24.Bxe7 Nxe7
  25. 25.Bxe4 dxe4
  26. 26.Rxe4 Kxg7
  27. 27.Rd6 Rc5
  28. 28.Rg4+ Kh7
  29. 29.Nf3 Ng6
  30. 30.Ng5+ Kg7
  31. 31.Nxf7 Rxf7
  32. 32.Rdxg6+ Kh7
  33. 33.R6g5 Rxg5
  34. 34.Rxg5 Rc7
  35. 35.a3 b4
  36. 36.axb4 Rc1+
  37. 37.Kg2 Rb1
  38. 38.Ra5 Rxb2
  39. 39.Ra4

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