Vladimir Kramnik vs Viswanathan Anand

81st Tata Steel GpA · 2019 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 57 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event 81st Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 7.3
Date 2019.01.19
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/R7/5p2/3k1K2/5B2/2P3P1/p6r/r7 w - - 2 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 a6
  6. 6.Nd5 h6
  7. 7.c3 d6
  8. 8.h3 Ba7
  9. 9.a4 Be6
  10. 10.a5 Bxd5
  11. 11.exd5 Ne7
  12. 12.d4 exd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 O-O
  14. 14.g4 Nexd5
  15. 15.Kf1 Qd7
  16. 16.h4 Bxd4
  17. 17.Qxd4 Ne7
  18. 18.Be2 Qc6
  19. 19.Rh3 Qd5
  20. 20.Qxd5 Nfxd5
  21. 21.Bf3 c6
  22. 22.Ra4 b5
  23. 23.axb6 Nxb6
  24. 24.Re4 Rfe8
  25. 25.g5 hxg5
  26. 26.Bxg5 f6
  27. 27.Bc1 d5
  28. 28.Rg4 Nc4
  29. 29.Be2 Ne5
  30. 30.Rf4 Kf7
  31. 31.h5 Rh8
  32. 32.Ra4 a5
  33. 33.b3 Rab8
  34. 34.Bd1 Rb5
  35. 35.Bc2 c5
  36. 36.Rah4 c4
  37. 37.bxc4 Nxc4
  38. 38.Kg2 Rc5
  39. 39.Rg3 Rcc8
  40. 40.Rhg4 Rcg8
  41. 41.Rh3 Ra8
  42. 42.Rhg3 Rxh5
  43. 43.Rxg7+ Ke6
  44. 44.Ba4 Rah8
  45. 45.Bf4 Rh2+
  46. 46.Kf1 Rh1+
  47. 47.Ke2 Ra1
  48. 48.Bb5 Ra2+
  49. 49.Kf1 Rh1+
  50. 50.Kg2 Raa1
  51. 51.Bxc4 Nf5
  52. 52.Bxd5+ Kxd5
  53. 53.Kf3 Nxg3
  54. 54.fxg3 a4
  55. 55.Kg4 a3
  56. 56.Ra7 a2
  57. 57.Kf5 Rh2

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