Vassily Ivanchuk vs Garry Kasparov

Eurotel Trophy · 2002 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Eurotel Trophy
Site Prague CZE
Round 3.3
Date 2002.05.01
Opening Slav Defense (D15)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

8/1Q2bk2/4p3/5p1p/3PpP2/4P1P1/5BK1/3q4 b - - 5 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 a6
  5. 5.e3 b5
  6. 6.cxd5 cxd5
  7. 7.Ne5 e6
  8. 8.Bd2 Bd6
  9. 9.Bd3 Bb7
  10. 10.O-O Nbd7
  11. 11.f4 O-O
  12. 12.Be1 Ne4
  13. 13.Qh5 Ndf6
  14. 14.Qh3 Nxc3
  15. 15.bxc3 Ne4
  16. 16.a4 Qc7
  17. 17.axb5 axb5
  18. 18.Rxa8 Rxa8
  19. 19.Bxb5 Nxc3
  20. 20.Bd3 Ne4
  21. 21.Qh5 f6
  22. 22.Nf3 Qd7
  23. 23.Nd2 f5
  24. 24.Nxe4 dxe4
  25. 25.Be2 Ba6
  26. 26.Bxa6 Rxa6
  27. 27.Qd1 Ra3
  28. 28.Bf2 Qb5
  29. 29.Qc2 Rb3
  30. 30.h3 Qb7
  31. 31.Rc1 Kf7
  32. 32.Qc4 Rb1
  33. 33.Rxb1 Qxb1+
  34. 34.Qf1 Qd3
  35. 35.Qc1 h6
  36. 36.g3 g5
  37. 37.Qc6 Be7
  38. 38.Qd7 Qd1+
  39. 39.Kg2 g4
  40. 40.hxg4 Qxg4
  41. 41.Kf1 Qd1+
  42. 42.Kg2 h5
  43. 43.Qb7 Qg4
  44. 44.Kf1 Qd1+
  45. 45.Kg2

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