Vassily Ivanchuk vs Vladimir Kramnik

PCA/Intel-GP · 1994 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event PCA/Intel-GP
Site New York
Round 3
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D47)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

6k1/4bppp/4pn2/1rp5/2NP4/4P3/1B3PPP/1R4K1 w - - 0 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Nf3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bd3 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 b5
  8. 8.Bd3 Bb7
  9. 9.a3 b4
  10. 10.Ne4 Nxe4
  11. 11.Bxe4 bxa3
  12. 12.O-O axb2
  13. 13.Bxb2 Nf6
  14. 14.Bd3 Be7
  15. 15.Qb1 Rb8
  16. 16.Rxa7 Qb6
  17. 17.Qa2 O-O
  18. 18.Rb1 Ra8
  19. 19.Rxa8 Rxa8
  20. 20.Qc4 Ba6
  21. 21.Qc2 Bxd3
  22. 22.Qxd3 Qb5
  23. 23.Ne5 Rb8
  24. 24.Qxb5 Rxb5
  25. 25.Nc4 c5

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