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

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