Vassily Ivanchuk vs Vladimir Kramnik

World Rapid 2015 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Rapid 2015
Site Berlin GER
Round 13.2
Date 2015.10.12
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

5k2/7p/2p5/3b2p1/3Pp3/r3P1P1/2R4P/5BK1 w - - 0 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 Nbd7
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.Bxe7 Qxe7
  8. 8.Rc1 Nxc3
  9. 9.Rxc3 c6
  10. 10.g3 O-O
  11. 11.Bg2 e5
  12. 12.O-O e4
  13. 13.Nd2 f5
  14. 14.Qb3+ Kh8
  15. 15.Qa3 Qd8
  16. 16.Nc4 Nf6
  17. 17.Nb6 Rb8
  18. 18.Qxa7 Be6
  19. 19.e3 g5
  20. 20.Rfc1 f4
  21. 21.b4 Nd5
  22. 22.Nxd5 Bxd5
  23. 23.b5 Ra8
  24. 24.Qc5 Rxa2
  25. 25.bxc6 fxe3
  26. 26.fxe3 bxc6
  27. 27.R3c2 Ra5
  28. 28.Qc3 Qa8
  29. 29.Rf1 Rxf1+
  30. 30.Bxf1 Ra3
  31. 31.Qe1 Kg7
  32. 32.Qb4 Qf8
  33. 33.Qxf8+ Kxf8

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