Vassily Ivanchuk vs Vladimir Kramnik

Tal Mem · 2007 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tal Mem
Site Moscow RUS
Round 9
Date 2007.11.19
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/8/PbB4p/6pK/8/5P2/5k2/8 b - - 2 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 Bf5
  11. 11.a3 Nxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 Nc6
  13. 13.Re1 Re8
  14. 14.Qa4 a6
  15. 15.Be3 dxc4
  16. 16.Qxc4 Bd6
  17. 17.Qa2 Qf6
  18. 18.Rad1 h6
  19. 19.c4 Be4
  20. 20.c5 Bf8
  21. 21.d5 Bxf3
  22. 22.Bxf3 Nd4
  23. 23.Bxd4 Rxe1+
  24. 24.Rxe1 Qxd4
  25. 25.d6 cxd6
  26. 26.Bxb7 Re8
  27. 27.Rf1 Qxc5
  28. 28.Bxa6 d5
  29. 29.a4 Ra8
  30. 30.Qe2 Qe7
  31. 31.Qxe7 Bxe7
  32. 32.Bb5 Rc8
  33. 33.g3 Rc2
  34. 34.Re1 Kf8
  35. 35.Kf1 g6
  36. 36.Re2 Rxe2
  37. 37.Kxe2 Bd8
  38. 38.Bc6 d4
  39. 39.Kd3 Ke7
  40. 40.f3 Bb6
  41. 41.Bd5 f5
  42. 42.Kc4 d3
  43. 43.Kxd3 Bg1
  44. 44.Ke2 Kd6
  45. 45.Bf7 g5
  46. 46.Kf1 Bb6
  47. 47.Kg2 Ke5
  48. 48.Bg6 Kf6
  49. 49.Be8 Ke5
  50. 50.Bd7 Bc7
  51. 51.Kf2 f4
  52. 52.Kg2 Kd4
  53. 53.Kh3 Ke3
  54. 54.Bc6 fxg3
  55. 55.hxg3 Kf2
  56. 56.Kg4 Bxg3
  57. 57.a5 Bc7
  58. 58.a6 Bb6
  59. 59.Kh5

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