Vladimir Kramnik vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2017 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 2.4
Date 2017.06.28
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/3P1pp1/1p1q1n2/3PN2p/2P5/5QP1/5P2/6K1 b - - 1 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.h3 d6
  7. 7.c3 a5
  8. 8.Re1 h6
  9. 9.Nbd2 Be6
  10. 10.a4 Re8
  11. 11.Bb5 Bd7
  12. 12.Nc4 Nb8
  13. 13.Bxd7 Nbxd7
  14. 14.Bd2 Nb6
  15. 15.b3 c6
  16. 16.Rb1 Qc7
  17. 17.d4 Nxc4
  18. 18.bxc4 exd4
  19. 19.cxd4 Bb4
  20. 20.Qc2 c5
  21. 21.d5 Re7
  22. 22.Re3 Rae8
  23. 23.Rbe1 Qd8
  24. 24.R1e2 Nh5
  25. 25.g3 Bxd2
  26. 26.Qxd2 Qd7
  27. 27.e5 Qxh3
  28. 28.exd6 Rxe3
  29. 29.Rxe3 Qd7
  30. 30.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  31. 31.Qxa5 Nf6
  32. 32.Qxc5 Qxa4
  33. 33.Qc8+ Kh7
  34. 34.Qf5+ Kg8
  35. 35.Ne5 Qb4
  36. 36.d7 Qd6
  37. 37.Qf3 b6
  38. 38.Kg2 h5
  39. 39.Kg1

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