Vladimir Kramnik vs Viswanathan Anand

Zurich Korchnoi CC 2017 · English Opening · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Zurich Korchnoi CC 2017
Site Zurich SUI
Round 1.1
Date 2017.04.13
Opening English Opening (A30)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5p1k/4b1p1/1p1pQ2p/7P/1q4P1/5P2/R5K1 b - - 3 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 Nf6
  5. 5.e3 e6
  6. 6.d4 cxd4
  7. 7.exd4 O-O
  8. 8.Nf3 d5
  9. 9.b3 Ne4
  10. 10.Bb2 Nxc3
  11. 11.Bxc3 b6
  12. 12.cxd5 exd5
  13. 13.O-O Nc6
  14. 14.Ne5 Nxe5
  15. 15.dxe5 Be6
  16. 16.Re1 Qd7
  17. 17.Qd2 Rac8
  18. 18.Bd4 Rc7
  19. 19.a4 Rfc8
  20. 20.Bf1 Bf8
  21. 21.Ba6 Rd8
  22. 22.h4 Bc5
  23. 23.b4 Bxd4
  24. 24.Qxd4 Qe7
  25. 25.Bd3 Kg7
  26. 26.a5 Rdc8
  27. 27.axb6 axb6
  28. 28.Bf1 b5
  29. 29.Bd3 Rc4
  30. 30.Bxc4 Qxb4
  31. 31.Rab1 Qxc4
  32. 32.Qd2 h5
  33. 33.Rbc1 Qb3
  34. 34.Rxc8 Bxc8
  35. 35.Qf4 Bf5
  36. 36.e6 Bxe6
  37. 37.Qe5+ Kh7
  38. 38.Ra1

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