Vassily Ivanchuk vs Vladimir Kramnik

FIDE Candidates · 2013 · Pirc Defense · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates
Site London ENG
Round 14.3
Date 2013.04.01
Opening Pirc Defense (B08)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/1r3p2/RP1b2p1/2pPp3/7P/4BP2/2P5/5K2 b - - 4 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d6
  2. 2.e4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Be2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.h3 Nc6
  8. 8.Bg5 b5
  9. 9.a3 h6
  10. 10.Be3 e5
  11. 11.dxe5 dxe5
  12. 12.Qc1 Kh7
  13. 13.Bc5 Re8
  14. 14.Rd1 Bd7
  15. 15.b4 Qc8
  16. 16.Qe3 Nd8
  17. 17.a4 bxa4
  18. 18.Nxa4 Ne6
  19. 19.Bc4 Nh5
  20. 20.Nc3 Nhf4
  21. 21.Nd5 Bb5
  22. 22.Bb3 Bc6
  23. 23.Ra5 Qb7
  24. 24.g3 Nxh3+
  25. 25.Kg2 Nhg5
  26. 26.Rh1 Kg8
  27. 27.Nxg5 Nxg5
  28. 28.f3 Bxd5
  29. 29.Bxd5 c6
  30. 30.Bc4 Qc8
  31. 31.Qb3 h5
  32. 32.Be3 Ne6
  33. 33.Rha1 h4
  34. 34.gxh4 Qd8
  35. 35.Rxa6 Rc8
  36. 36.Rh1 Rc7
  37. 37.Bxe6 Rxe6
  38. 38.b5 Rb7
  39. 39.b6 c5
  40. 40.Rb1 Bf8
  41. 41.Qd5 Qb8
  42. 42.Rba1 Rd6
  43. 43.Ra8 Rxd5
  44. 44.Rxb8 Rxb8
  45. 45.exd5 Bd6
  46. 46.Ra6 Rb7
  47. 47.Kf1

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