Vladimir Kramnik vs Viswanathan Anand

Levitov Chess Week Blitz · 2019 · English Opening · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Levitov Chess Week Blitz
Site Amsterdam NED
Round 5.2
Date 2019.08.03
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6k1/4K3/5p1p/6pP/4P1P1/5P2/8 b - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.d3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.a3 g6
  5. 5.b4 d6
  6. 6.Bb2 Bg7
  7. 7.e3 O-O
  8. 8.Be2 Ne7
  9. 9.O-O Re8
  10. 10.Nc3 Nf5
  11. 11.Ne4 Nxe4
  12. 12.dxe4 Ne7
  13. 13.Qc2 Nc6
  14. 14.Rfd1 Qe7
  15. 15.Nd2 Nd8
  16. 16.Nb3 Ne6
  17. 17.Rd2 b6
  18. 18.a4 Bb7
  19. 19.a5 Rab8
  20. 20.Rad1 h5
  21. 21.c5 dxc5
  22. 22.bxc5 bxa5
  23. 23.Rd7 Qh4
  24. 24.c6 Bxc6
  25. 25.Qxc6 Rxb3
  26. 26.g3 Qf6
  27. 27.Bxe5 Qxe5
  28. 28.R7d5 Reb8
  29. 29.Rxe5 Bxe5
  30. 30.Bc4 R3b6
  31. 31.Qa4 Rb4
  32. 32.Qa2 Re8
  33. 33.Qxa5 Rxc4
  34. 34.Qxe5 Ng7
  35. 35.Qa5 Rcxe4
  36. 36.Qxc7 R4e7
  37. 37.Rd7 Rxd7
  38. 38.Qxd7 Re6
  39. 39.Qxa7 f5
  40. 40.Kg2 g5
  41. 41.Qd7 g4
  42. 42.Kf1 Kh7
  43. 43.Ke2 Kg6
  44. 44.Kf1 Re4
  45. 45.Kg2 Re6
  46. 46.h4 Re4
  47. 47.Kf1 Re6
  48. 48.Qd8 Re4
  49. 49.Qg5+ Kf7
  50. 50.Ke2 Re8
  51. 51.Kd3 Re6
  52. 52.Qf4 Re4
  53. 53.Qg5 Re6
  54. 54.Kc4 Re8
  55. 55.Kd5 Re6
  56. 56.Qxg7+ Kxg7
  57. 57.Kxe6

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