Vassily Ivanchuk vs Vladimir Kramnik

Amber-rapid 5th · 1996 · Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event Amber-rapid 5th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 6
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (B66)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7r/8/1Pk3p1/1R4p1/2K3N1/7P/8/8 b - - 2 51

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.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.Qd2 a6
  8. 8.O-O-O h6
  9. 9.Be3 Nxd4
  10. 10.Qxd4 Qc7
  11. 11.f4 b5
  12. 12.a4 bxa4
  13. 13.Qxa4+ Bd7
  14. 14.Bb5 Qb7
  15. 15.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  16. 16.Rd4 Be7
  17. 17.Rhd1 O-O
  18. 18.e5 Qxa4
  19. 19.Rxa4 Ne8
  20. 20.Nb5 d5
  21. 21.f5 exf5
  22. 22.Rxd5 Bg5
  23. 23.Bxg5 hxg5
  24. 24.c4 g6
  25. 25.c5 f4
  26. 26.c6 Ng7
  27. 27.Nd6 Ne6
  28. 28.Rda5 f6
  29. 29.exf6 Rxf6
  30. 30.Rxa6 Raf8
  31. 31.Ne4 R6f7
  32. 32.h3 f3
  33. 33.gxf3 Rxf3
  34. 34.Ra8 Rf1+
  35. 35.Kd2 Rf4
  36. 36.Rxf8+ Rxf8
  37. 37.Ra7 Rc8
  38. 38.Nf6+ Kf8
  39. 39.Nd7+ Kg8
  40. 40.Ne5 Nd4
  41. 41.Ra6 Kg7
  42. 42.Kc3 Ne6
  43. 43.b4 Kf6
  44. 44.Ng4+ Ke7
  45. 45.b5 Nc7
  46. 46.Ra7 Kd6
  47. 47.Kc4 Rf8
  48. 48.b6 Nd5
  49. 49.Rd7+ Kxc6
  50. 50.Rxd5 Rh8
  51. 51.Rb5

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