Vassily Ivanchuk vs Vladimir Kramnik

Amber-rapid 6th · 1997 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1/2-1/2 in 19 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber-rapid 6th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 1
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D38)
Moves 19
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Final Position

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

r4rk1/p2bbppp/8/q7/3Np3/4P3/P1Q1BPPP/R4RK1 b - - 1 19

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bg5 Nbd7
  7. 7.Nd2 Be7
  8. 8.e3 O-O
  9. 9.Be2 b6
  10. 10.b4 c5
  11. 11.bxc5 bxc5
  12. 12.dxc5 Nxc5
  13. 13.O-O Ne6
  14. 14.Nf3 Nxg5
  15. 15.Nxg5 Qa5
  16. 16.Nb5 Bd7
  17. 17.Nd4 Ne4
  18. 18.Nxe4 dxe4
  19. 19.Qc2

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