Vassily Ivanchuk vs Vladimir Kramnik

18th Amber Rapid · 2009 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 65 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 18th Amber Rapid
Site Nice FRA
Round 9
Date 2009.03.24
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 65
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Final Position

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

8/1r5k/8/5R1p/7P/6PK/8/8 b - - 0 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 Nb6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.d3 O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Be6
  10. 10.Rc1 f6
  11. 11.a3 Nd4
  12. 12.Ne4 Bb3
  13. 13.Qd2 Nxf3+
  14. 14.Bxf3 Bd5
  15. 15.Qc2 c6
  16. 16.Nd2 Kh8
  17. 17.Rfd1 f5
  18. 18.b4 Bg5
  19. 19.Bxg5 Qxg5
  20. 20.a4 Qe7
  21. 21.a5 Bxf3
  22. 22.Nxf3 e4
  23. 23.dxe4 fxe4
  24. 24.Nd2 e3
  25. 25.axb6 exd2
  26. 26.Rxd2 axb6
  27. 27.Rd4 Rae8
  28. 28.e3 Rf7
  29. 29.Qd3 b5
  30. 30.Rd1 h6
  31. 31.Rd2 Ref8
  32. 32.f4 b6
  33. 33.Rd6 Rf6
  34. 34.Kf2 Re8
  35. 35.Rxf6 Qxf6
  36. 36.Qd7 Qg6
  37. 37.f5 Qh5
  38. 38.h4 Re5
  39. 39.e4 Rxe4
  40. 40.f6 gxf6
  41. 41.Qxc6 Qf5+
  42. 42.Kg2 Re7
  43. 43.Qxb6 Kg7
  44. 44.Rf2 Qe5
  45. 45.Kh2 Re6
  46. 46.Qb7+ Re7
  47. 47.Qc6 Re6
  48. 48.Qd7+ Re7
  49. 49.Qg4+ Kh7
  50. 50.Kh3 h5
  51. 51.Qf3 Kg7
  52. 52.Kh2 Qd4
  53. 53.Qf5 Re1
  54. 54.Qf3 Re7
  55. 55.Kh3 Qe5
  56. 56.Qc6 Qe6+
  57. 57.Qxe6 Rxe6
  58. 58.Rf5 Kg6
  59. 59.Rxb5 Re2
  60. 60.Rb8 Rb2
  61. 61.b5 Kg7
  62. 62.b6 f5
  63. 63.b7 Kh7
  64. 64.Rf8 Rxb7
  65. 65.Rxf5

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