Vassily Ivanchuk vs Vladimir Kramnik

Novgorod · 1994 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event Novgorod
Site Novgorod
Round 1
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/7p/P4b2/1Q2n3/4B3/2P2p2/1P1K3r/8 w - - 3 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Ndb5 d6
  7. 7.Bf4 e5
  8. 8.Bg5 a6
  9. 9.Na3 b5
  10. 10.Bxf6 gxf6
  11. 11.Nd5 Bg7
  12. 12.c3 f5
  13. 13.exf5 Bxf5
  14. 14.Nc2 Ne7
  15. 15.Bd3 Nxd5
  16. 16.Bxf5 Ne7
  17. 17.Qg4 O-O
  18. 18.Rd1 d5
  19. 19.Ne3 d4
  20. 20.Be4 dxe3
  21. 21.Rxd8 exf2+
  22. 22.Kxf2 Raxd8
  23. 23.Qe2 f5
  24. 24.Bb7 Rd7
  25. 25.Bxa6 Rfd8
  26. 26.Qxb5 Rd2+
  27. 27.Kg3 e4
  28. 28.Re1 Ng6
  29. 29.Re2 Be5+
  30. 30.Kf2 Rd1
  31. 31.Re1 R8d2+
  32. 32.Kf1 Rxe1+
  33. 33.Kxe1 Rxg2
  34. 34.Bc8 f4
  35. 35.Bf5 Bf6
  36. 36.Bxe4 Rxh2
  37. 37.a4 Ne5
  38. 38.a5 f3
  39. 39.a6 Rh1+
  40. 40.Kd2 Rh2+

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