Michael Adams vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Dortmund · 1998 · Sicilian, Dragon · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Michael Adams
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dortmund
Site Dortmund
Round 1
Date 1998.06.26
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B76)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

6k1/5p2/4pb2/3b2p1/p5Pp/1r3P1P/1P1RQ1K1/8 w - - 4 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 g6
  6. 6.Be3 Bg7
  7. 7.f3 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 Nc6
  9. 9.O-O-O d5
  10. 10.Kb1 Nxd4
  11. 11.e5 Nf5
  12. 12.exf6 Bxf6
  13. 13.Nxd5 Qxd5
  14. 14.Qxd5 Nxe3
  15. 15.Qd2 Nxd1
  16. 16.Qxd1 Be6
  17. 17.Bd3 Rfd8
  18. 18.Qe1 Rd6
  19. 19.Qa5 b6
  20. 20.Qe1 Rc8
  21. 21.a3 Rc5
  22. 22.g4 Rcd5
  23. 23.Qg3 h5
  24. 24.h3 h4
  25. 25.Qf2 Rxd3
  26. 26.cxd3 Rxd3
  27. 27.Qe2 Rb3
  28. 28.Rd1 g5
  29. 29.Rd2 Kg7
  30. 30.Qe4 a5
  31. 31.Kc1 b5
  32. 32.Kd1 a4
  33. 33.Ke1 Bc4
  34. 34.Kf2 e6
  35. 35.Qc2 Bd5
  36. 36.Qd1 b4
  37. 37.axb4 Rxb4
  38. 38.Qe2 Rb3
  39. 39.Kg2 Kg8

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