Vassily Ivanchuk vs Garry Kasparov

Eurotel Trophy · 2002 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 64 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Eurotel Trophy
Site Prague CZE
Round 3.2
Date 2002.05.01
Opening Slav Defense (D15)
Moves 64
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Final Position

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

2K5/2R4P/8/6k1/8/8/7r/8 w - - 1 65

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.b3 Bf5
  7. 7.Ne5 e6
  8. 8.Bd2 Nfd7
  9. 9.Nd3 Be7
  10. 10.Be2 dxc4
  11. 11.bxc4 Bxd3
  12. 12.Bxd3 Ne5
  13. 13.Be2 Nxc4
  14. 14.Bxc4 bxc4
  15. 15.Qa4 O-O
  16. 16.Qxc4 c5
  17. 17.d5 Nd7
  18. 18.dxe6 Ne5
  19. 19.exf7+ Rxf7
  20. 20.Qd5 Nd3+
  21. 21.Ke2 Nxf2
  22. 22.Rhf1 Qxd5
  23. 23.Nxd5 Ne4
  24. 24.Rxf7 Kxf7
  25. 25.Rf1+ Bf6
  26. 26.Ba5 Rb8
  27. 27.Kd3 Nd6
  28. 28.Bc3 c4+
  29. 29.Kc2 Ne4
  30. 30.Bxf6 gxf6
  31. 31.Rf4 Ke6
  32. 32.Rxe4+ Kxd5
  33. 33.Rd4+ Kc5
  34. 34.Kc3 Rb4
  35. 35.Rf4 Ra4
  36. 36.Rf5+ Kd6
  37. 37.Rxf6+ Ke5
  38. 38.Rh6 Rxa2
  39. 39.g4 Ra3+
  40. 40.Kxc4 Rxe3
  41. 41.h3 Rg3
  42. 42.Rxh7 Kf6
  43. 43.Kb4 Kg6
  44. 44.Rh8 Kg7
  45. 45.Rh5 Kg6
  46. 46.Ka5 Ra3+
  47. 47.Kb4 Rg3
  48. 48.Ka5 Ra3+
  49. 49.Kb6 Kg7
  50. 50.Rg5+ Kh6
  51. 51.h4 Ra4
  52. 52.Kb7 Ra3
  53. 53.Rh5+ Kg6
  54. 54.Rc5 Rg3
  55. 55.h5+ Kh6
  56. 56.Rc6+ Kh7
  57. 57.Rc4 Kh6
  58. 58.Kxa6 Kg5
  59. 59.Kb6 Rd3
  60. 60.Kc7 Rd1
  61. 61.Kc8 Rd2
  62. 62.Rc7 Kxg4
  63. 63.h6 Rh2
  64. 64.h7 Kg5

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