Vladimir Kramnik vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2016 · English Opening · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 7.1
Date 2016.06.18
Opening English Opening (A14)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1P6/7r/8/4p3/R7/2K2k2/8 b - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 e6
  4. 4.O-O Be7
  5. 5.c4 O-O
  6. 6.b3 c5
  7. 7.Bb2 Nc6
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Nc3 Nxc3
  10. 10.Bxc3 Bd7
  11. 11.Qb1 Rc8
  12. 12.Rd1 Bf6
  13. 13.d4 Qe7
  14. 14.Qb2 cxd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 b6
  16. 16.Nxc6 Bxc6
  17. 17.Bxf6 Qxf6
  18. 18.Qxf6 gxf6
  19. 19.Rac1 Bxg2
  20. 20.Kxg2 Rxc1
  21. 21.Rxc1 Rd8
  22. 22.Rc7 Rd2
  23. 23.Rxa7 Rxe2
  24. 24.Kf3 Rb2
  25. 25.g4 Kg7
  26. 26.h4 e5
  27. 27.Ra6 Kg6
  28. 28.Rxb6 Rxa2
  29. 29.g5 Kh5
  30. 30.Rxf6 Kxh4
  31. 31.Rxf7 Kxg5
  32. 32.Rxh7 Rb2
  33. 33.Rb7 Kf5
  34. 34.Ke3 Rc2
  35. 35.Kd3 Ra2
  36. 36.Rc7 Rb2
  37. 37.Kc3 Ra2
  38. 38.Rd7 Kf4
  39. 39.Rd2 Ra8
  40. 40.b4 Rc8+
  41. 41.Kb3 Rb8
  42. 42.Rd6 Ke4
  43. 43.Rd2 Kf3
  44. 44.Rb2 e4
  45. 45.Ra2 Rh8
  46. 46.b5 Rh2
  47. 47.b6 Rh6
  48. 48.Ra6 Rh1
  49. 49.Kc2 Rh6
  50. 50.Ra3+ Kxf2
  51. 51.b7

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