Vassily Ivanchuk vs Gata Kamsky

Amber-rapid 5th · 1996 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Gata Kamsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber-rapid 5th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 2
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B87)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

2bkr3/7p/p1qp1Q2/1p3P2/1P6/2P5/P4PPP/4R1K1 b - - 4 25

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.O-O b5
  8. 8.Bb3 Be7
  9. 9.Qf3 Qb6
  10. 10.Bg5 Nbd7
  11. 11.Rad1 Nc5
  12. 12.Bxf6 gxf6
  13. 13.Rfe1 Ra7
  14. 14.Qh5 Nxb3
  15. 15.cxb3 Rc7
  16. 16.b4 Rc4
  17. 17.Nf5 Rxc3
  18. 18.bxc3 exf5
  19. 19.exf5 Qc6
  20. 20.Rxe7+ Kxe7
  21. 21.Re1+ Kd8
  22. 22.Qxf7 Re8
  23. 23.Qxf6+ Kc7
  24. 24.Qf7+ Kd8
  25. 25.Qf6+

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