Vassily Ivanchuk vs Vladimir Kramnik

Sparkassen · 2008 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event Sparkassen
Site Dortmund GER
Round 7
Date 2008.07.06
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5nk1/5pp1/7p/5Q2/1P3R2/1r2B1K1/5PP1/5q2 b - - 16 49

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.Re1 Bg4
  9. 9.c4 Nf6
  10. 10.Nc3 Bxf3
  11. 11.Qxf3 Nxd4
  12. 12.Qd1 Ne6
  13. 13.cxd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.Bb5+ c6
  15. 15.Nxd5 cxb5
  16. 16.Qh5 O-O
  17. 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  18. 18.Qxb5 Rfd8
  19. 19.Be3 a6
  20. 20.Qb3 Rac8
  21. 21.h3 h6
  22. 22.Rad1 Rxd1
  23. 23.Rxd1 b5
  24. 24.Rd3 Rc6
  25. 25.Qd5 Qe8
  26. 26.Rd2 Qc8
  27. 27.b3 Rc3
  28. 28.h4 a5
  29. 29.Rd1 Rc2
  30. 30.Qxb5 Rxa2
  31. 31.h5 Nf8
  32. 32.Rd4 Qc7
  33. 33.Rd1 Rb2
  34. 34.Rc1 Qd7
  35. 35.Qb8 Rc2
  36. 36.Ra1 Qf5
  37. 37.Qd8 Qxh5
  38. 38.Rxa5 Qg4
  39. 39.Ra4 Qd7
  40. 40.Rd4 Qb7
  41. 41.b4 Rb2
  42. 42.Bd2 Rb1+
  43. 43.Kh2 Qb5
  44. 44.Qd5 Qe2
  45. 45.Be3 Ng6
  46. 46.Qf5 Qf1
  47. 47.Kg3 Rb3
  48. 48.Re4 Nf8
  49. 49.Rf4

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