Vassily Ivanchuk vs Vladimir Kramnik

PCA/Intel-GP · 1994 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 0-1 in 46 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 0-1
Event PCA/Intel-GP
Site New York
Round 3
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E54)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/7N/p2b4/1p3K2/P5P1/1P6/6k1 w - - 0 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c6
  2. 2.e4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 cxd5
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Nf3 Bb4
  7. 7.Bd3 dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 O-O
  9. 9.O-O a6
  10. 10.Bb3 b5
  11. 11.d5 Bxc3
  12. 12.dxe6 Ba5
  13. 13.exf7+ Kh8
  14. 14.Bf4 Nc6
  15. 15.Bd6 Bg4
  16. 16.Rc1 Ne7
  17. 17.Bc5 Ne4
  18. 18.Qxd8 Bxd8
  19. 19.Bxe7 Bxe7
  20. 20.Rfe1 Bf5
  21. 21.Bc2 Rac8
  22. 22.Nd4 Bg6
  23. 23.Ne6 Rxf7
  24. 24.Bxe4 Rxc1
  25. 25.Rxc1 Bxe4
  26. 26.Rc8+ Bf8
  27. 27.Nxf8 h6
  28. 28.f3 Bb7
  29. 29.Rd8 Kg8
  30. 30.Ne6+ Kh7
  31. 31.Kf2 g5
  32. 32.Rd7 Rxd7
  33. 33.Nf8+ Kg7
  34. 34.Nxd7 Bc6
  35. 35.Nc5 a5
  36. 36.Ke3 Kf6
  37. 37.Kd4 Kf5
  38. 38.a3 g4
  39. 39.fxg4+ Kxg4
  40. 40.g3 Kh3
  41. 41.Ke5 Kxh2
  42. 42.Kf4 Bd5
  43. 43.Nd3 Bc4
  44. 44.Ne5 Bd5
  45. 45.Ng4+ Kg1
  46. 46.Nxh6 b4

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