Vassily Ivanchuk vs Vladimir Kramnik

31st ECC Open 2015 · Giuoco Piano · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 0-1
Event 31st ECC Open 2015
Site Skopje MKD
Round 6.1
Date 2015.10.23
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6p1/5p2/R1p5/P3rk2/3K4/8/8 w - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.Bb3 a6
  7. 7.Nbd2 Be6
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Re1 h6
  10. 10.Nf1 Bxb3
  11. 11.Qxb3 Re8
  12. 12.Be3 Bxe3
  13. 13.Nxe3 Qd7
  14. 14.h3 Ne7
  15. 15.Nh2 c6
  16. 16.Rad1 d5
  17. 17.Nhg4 Nxg4
  18. 18.hxg4 Rad8
  19. 19.d4 exd4
  20. 20.Rxd4 Qc8
  21. 21.Red1 b5
  22. 22.Qc2 dxe4
  23. 23.Qxe4 Nd5
  24. 24.Qd3 Qe6
  25. 25.Qf5 Qxf5
  26. 26.gxf5 Re5
  27. 27.g4 Kh7
  28. 28.R1d2 h5
  29. 29.gxh5 Rd6
  30. 30.b3 a5
  31. 31.Nxd5 Rdxd5
  32. 32.c4 bxc4
  33. 33.bxc4 Rxd4
  34. 34.Rxd4 Rxf5
  35. 35.Rd7 f6
  36. 36.Ra7 Rxh5
  37. 37.Kg2 Kg6
  38. 38.f4 Rc5
  39. 39.Kf3 Kf5
  40. 40.Ke3 Rxc4
  41. 41.Rxa5+ c5
  42. 42.a4 Re4+
  43. 43.Kd3 Kxf4

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