Vassily Ivanchuk vs Vladimir Kramnik

PCA/Intel-GP · 1995 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event PCA/Intel-GP
Site Paris
Round 2
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Sicilian Defense (B57)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/1k3N2/p4Np1/7p/1P3b2/2P4P/1K6 b - - 3 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Bc4 Qb6
  7. 7.Ndb5 a6
  8. 8.Be3 Qa5
  9. 9.Nd4 Ne5
  10. 10.Nb3 Qc7
  11. 11.Be2 e6
  12. 12.f4 Nc4
  13. 13.Bxc4 Qxc4
  14. 14.Qf3 Bd7
  15. 15.O-O-O Rc8
  16. 16.Bd4 b5
  17. 17.a3 Be7
  18. 18.Bxf6 gxf6
  19. 19.f5 h5
  20. 20.Qg3 b4
  21. 21.axb4 Qxb4
  22. 22.Rd4 Qb6
  23. 23.Rhd1 h4
  24. 24.Qg7 Rf8
  25. 25.Kb1 a5
  26. 26.fxe6 fxe6
  27. 27.R1d3 Qc7
  28. 28.Nd2 Qc5
  29. 29.Nc4 Rc6
  30. 30.b3 Qg5
  31. 31.Qxg5 fxg5
  32. 32.Nb5 Rf1+
  33. 33.Rd1 Rxd1+
  34. 34.Rxd1 d5
  35. 35.exd5 exd5
  36. 36.Rxd5 Be6
  37. 37.Nbd6+ Kd7
  38. 38.Ne5+ Kc7
  39. 39.Ne8+ Kb6
  40. 40.Nxc6 Bxd5
  41. 41.Nxe7 Bxg2
  42. 42.Nf6 Bf3
  43. 43.Nf5

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