Vassily Ivanchuk vs Vladimir Kramnik

The Game

White	Vassily Ivanchuk
Black	Vladimir Kramnik
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Linares16th
Site	Linares
Round	10
Date	1999.03.05
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves	22

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Final Position

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

4rk2/r4ppp/p4n2/1pNb4/8/P6P/1P2BPP1/2R1R1K1 w - - 2 23

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nf3 d5
4. 4.Nc3 Be7
5. 5.Bf4 O-O
6. 6.e3 c5
7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
8. 8.a3 Nc6
9. 9.Rc1 a6
10. 10.cxd5 exd5
11. 11.Bd3 Ba7
12. 12.O-O d4
13. 13.exd4 Nxd4
14. 14.Nxd4 Qxd4
15. 15.Be3 Qh4
16. 16.Bxa7 Rxa7
17. 17.Qa4 Qxa4
18. 18.Nxa4 Be6
19. 19.Be2 Re8
20. 20.Rfe1 Kf8
21. 21.h3 b5
22. 22.Nc5 Bd5

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