Vassily Ivanchuk vs Vladimir Kramnik

Chess Classics Giants · 1998 · Petroff Defense · 0-1 in 58 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 0-1
Event Chess Classics Giants
Site Frankfurt
Round 2
Date 1998.06.17
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/7k/8/5K1p/5N1r/8/8/8 w - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.c4 Nb4
  9. 9.Be2 O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 Be6
  11. 11.Ne5 f6
  12. 12.Bg4 Bc8
  13. 13.Bxc8 Rxc8
  14. 14.Nf3 c5
  15. 15.Qe2 Re8
  16. 16.Nxd5 Bd6
  17. 17.Nxb4 Ng3
  18. 18.Qd3 Nxf1
  19. 19.Nd5 Nxh2
  20. 20.Nxh2 Re1+
  21. 21.Nf1 Qe8
  22. 22.Bf4 Rxa1
  23. 23.Bxd6 Qe1
  24. 24.Ne7+ Kh8
  25. 25.Nxc8 Rd1
  26. 26.Qf5 Qxf1+
  27. 27.Kh2 Qh1+
  28. 28.Kg3 Rg1
  29. 29.Qd5 g5
  30. 30.Ne7 Qh4+
  31. 31.Kf3 Qh5+
  32. 32.Ke4 Qg4+
  33. 33.Kd3 Qxd4+
  34. 34.Qxd4 cxd4
  35. 35.g3 Rg2
  36. 36.Bc5 Rxf2
  37. 37.Bxd4 Rf3+
  38. 38.Ke4 g4
  39. 39.Nf5 h5
  40. 40.b4 Ra3
  41. 41.Bxf6+ Kh7
  42. 42.b5 Rxa2
  43. 43.c5 Rc2
  44. 44.c6 bxc6
  45. 45.Nd4 Rf2
  46. 46.Be5 cxb5
  47. 47.Nxb5 a5
  48. 48.Nc3 Kg6
  49. 49.Bc7 Rf3
  50. 50.Bxa5 Rxg3
  51. 51.Ne2 Ra3
  52. 52.Nf4+ Kh6
  53. 53.Bd8 Ra4+
  54. 54.Kf5 g3
  55. 55.Bg5+ Kh7
  56. 56.Bh4 g2
  57. 57.Nxg2 Rg4
  58. 58.Nf4 Rxh4

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