Vassily Ivanchuk vs Vladimir Kramnik
Linares · 1998 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 74 moves
The Game
| White | Vassily Ivanchuk |
|---|---|
| Black | Vladimir Kramnik |
| Result | 1/2-1/2 |
| Event | Linares |
| Site | Linares |
| Round | 8 |
| Date | 1998.00.00 |
| Opening | Sicilian Defense (B57) |
| Moves | 74 |
Final Position






The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2
7r/8/8/8/2Pk1P2/8/5K2/5B2 w - - 15 75
All The Moves
- 1.e4 c5
- 2.Nf3 Nc6
- 3.d4 cxd4
- 4.Nxd4 Nf6
- 5.Nc3 d6
- 6.Bc4 Qb6
- 7.Ndb5 a6
- 8.Be3 Qd8
- 9.Nd4 Ng4
- 10.Nxc6 bxc6
- 11.Qf3 Ne5
- 12.Qe2 e6
- 13.O-O-O Be7
- 14.Bd4 Qc7
- 15.Bxe5 dxe5
- 16.Na4 O-O
- 17.Rd3 Qa5
- 18.b3 Rb8
- 19.Qd2 Qxd2+
- 20.Kxd2 g6
- 21.Rd1 Kg7
- 22.Ke2 a5
- 23.Rc3 Bb4
- 24.Rcd3 Be7
- 25.g3 h5
- 26.h4 f5
- 27.Rc3 Bb4
- 28.Re3 Kf6
- 29.f4 exf4
- 30.e5+ Kf7
- 31.gxf4 Be7
- 32.Red3 Bxh4
- 33.Nc5 Be7
- 34.Rd6 Bxd6
- 35.exd6 Rd8
- 36.d7 Ke7
- 37.dxc8=N+ Rbxc8
- 38.Rxd8 Rxd8
- 39.Nxe6 Rh8
- 40.Ng5 h4
- 41.Nh3 Kf6
- 42.Kf2 Rd8
- 43.Bd3 a4
- 44.Ng5 a3
- 45.Nf3 c5
- 46.Ng5 Rd4
- 47.Kf3 Rd7
- 48.Ke3 Rd8
- 49.Nf3 Re8+
- 50.Kf2 Rd8
- 51.Nxh4 c4
- 52.bxc4 Rb8
- 53.c5 Rb2
- 54.c6 Ke7
- 55.Nxg6+ Kd6
- 56.Ne5 Rxa2
- 57.Nc4+ Kc7
- 58.Kg3 Ra1
- 59.Nxa3 Rxa3
- 60.Kh4 Kxc6
- 61.Kg5 Ra5
- 62.Bxf5 Kd6
- 63.Kg4 Ke7
- 64.Bd3 Rc5
- 65.Kf3 Kd6
- 66.Ke4 Rh5
- 67.c4 Rh4
- 68.Kf5 Kc5
- 69.Ke5 Rh3
- 70.Ke4 Rh4
- 71.Be2 Rh2
- 72.Kf3 Kd4
- 73.Bf1 Rh1
- 74.Kf2 Rh8
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