This article lists the times taken for the moves of Game 3 of the 2008 Viswanathan Anand – Vladimir Kramnik World Chess Championship Match in Bonn, Germany.

Game 3, October 17th, 2008


    Kramnik        Anand
    White          Black
 1. d4   (1:59)    d5   (1:59)
 2. c4   (1:59)    c6   (1:59)
 3. Nf3  (1:59)    Nf6  (1:59)
 4. Nc3  (1:59)    e6   (1:59)
 5. e3   (1:58)    Nbd7 (1:58)
 6. Bd3  (1:58)    dxc4 (1:58)
 7. Bxc4 (1:58)    b5   (1:58)
 8. Bd3  (1:58)    a6   (1:58)
 9. e4   (1:57)    c5   (1:58)
10. e5   (1:57)    cxd4 (1:57)
11. Nxb5 (1:57)    axb5 (1:57)
12. exf6 (1:57)    gxf6 (1:57)
13. O-O  (1:56)    Qb6  (1:57)
14. Qe2  (1:56)    Bb7  (1:57)
15. Bxb5 (1:45)    Bd6  (1:56)
16. Rd1  (1:22)    Rg8  (1:51)
17. g3   (1:10)    Rg4  (1:51)
18. Bf4  (0:44)    Bxf4 (1:48)
19. Nxd4 (0:42)    h5   (1:08)
20. Nxe6 (0:39)    fxe6 (1:04)
21. Rxd7 (0:39)    Kf8  (1:02)
22. Qd3  (0:39)    Rg7  (0:43)
23. Rxg7 (0:31)    Kxg7 (0:43)
24. gxf4 (0:30)    Rd8  (0:34)
25. Qe2  (0:29)    Kh6  (0:33)
26. Kf1  (0:23)    Rg8  (0:28)
27. a4   (0:17)    Bg2+ (0:20)
28. Ke1  (0:17)    Bh3  (0:17)
29. Ra3  (0:16)    Rg1+ (0:15)
30. Kd2  (0:15)    Qd4+ (0:11)
31. Kc2  (0:11)    Bg4  (9m45s)
32. f3   (9m23s)   Bf5+ (4m58s)
33. Bd3  (5m15s)   Bh3  (4m58s)
34. a5   (2m18s)   Rg2  (4m45s)
35. a6             Rxe2+
36. Bxe2           Bf5+ (4m24s)
37. Kb3  (1m25s)   Qe3+ (4m17s)
38. Ka2  (1m12s)   Qxe2
39. a7   (1m12s)   Qc4+ (3m58s)
40. Ka1  (1m05s)   Qf1+ (3m43s)
41. Ka2  (1:00)    Bb1+ (1:03)
    0-1  (1:00)


(1:59) indicates one hour and 59 minutes remaining before the next time control.

(1m25s) indicates one minute and 25 seconds remaining before the next time control.

The player’s clock times are continuously displayed on the big screen for the audience in the auditorium.

The time control for this match is 40 moves in two hours followed by 20 moves in one hour. After that, each player gets 15 minutes immediately and 30 seconds each time he makes a move. Play is continuous until a decision is reached.

Vladimir Kramnik likes to get up and leave after making his move. From moves 15-30, for example, Kramnik got up and left immediately after making his moves, except for moves 23, 25, 27, and 28. Viswanathan Anand prefers to stay at the board almost all the time.

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