Vassily Ivanchuk vs Garry Kasparov

Linares · 1998 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 4
Date 1998.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D79)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

8/8/b7/6k1/p3Kp1p/P4P1P/6B1/8 b - - 2 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 c6
  4. 4.Bg2 Bg7
  5. 5.Nf3 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 cxd5
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Nc3 Ne4
  9. 9.Nd2 f5
  10. 10.Ndxe4 dxe4
  11. 11.Qb3+ Kh8
  12. 12.Rd1 Nc6
  13. 13.Be3 Bd7
  14. 14.Rac1 Rc8
  15. 15.Qa3 Qa5
  16. 16.Qxa5 Nxa5
  17. 17.b3 Nc6
  18. 18.f3 exf3
  19. 19.exf3 f4
  20. 20.Bf2 e5
  21. 21.Ne2 Nxd4
  22. 22.Nxd4 exd4
  23. 23.Rxc8 Rxc8
  24. 24.Bxd4 Bxd4+
  25. 25.Rxd4 Rc1+
  26. 26.Kf2 Rc2+
  27. 27.Ke1 Bc6
  28. 28.Rd2 Rxd2
  29. 29.Kxd2 g5
  30. 30.gxf4 gxf4
  31. 31.Kc3 Kg7
  32. 32.Kd4 Kf6
  33. 33.b4 b6
  34. 34.a3 Bb7
  35. 35.Bh1 Ba8
  36. 36.Bg2 Bc6
  37. 37.Bh1 Ke6
  38. 38.Bg2 Kd6
  39. 39.Bh1 a5
  40. 40.bxa5 bxa5
  41. 41.Bg2 a4
  42. 42.Bh1 Ba8
  43. 43.Bg2 Bb7
  44. 44.Bh1 Ke6
  45. 45.Bg2 Kf6
  46. 46.Bh1 Kg5
  47. 47.Ke5 h5
  48. 48.Bg2 h4
  49. 49.h3 Ba6
  50. 50.Ke4

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