Vassily Ivanchuk vs Vladimir Kramnik

World Blitz 2015 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 71 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz 2015
Site Berlin GER
Round 21.2
Date 2015.10.14
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D55)
Moves 71
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Final Position

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

8/8/5k2/8/4K2P/8/8/8 b - - 0 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 Nbd7
  8. 8.Rc1 c5
  9. 9.dxc5 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 Nxc5
  11. 11.O-O a6
  12. 12.Be2 b5
  13. 13.Ne5 Bb7
  14. 14.Bf3 Qxd1
  15. 15.Rfxd1 Bxf3
  16. 16.gxf3 Rfc8
  17. 17.b4 Nb7
  18. 18.a3 g5
  19. 19.Bg3 Bf8
  20. 20.Ne2 Rxc1
  21. 21.Rxc1 a5
  22. 22.Nxf7 axb4
  23. 23.axb4 Nd5
  24. 24.Ne5 Bxb4
  25. 25.e4 Nf6
  26. 26.Rb1 Ra4
  27. 27.Nd3 Bf8
  28. 28.Rxb5 Nd8
  29. 29.Be5 Nd7
  30. 30.Bc3 Ra3
  31. 31.Kg2 Nf7
  32. 32.Rb1 Bg7
  33. 33.Bxg7 Kxg7
  34. 34.Rd1 Nde5
  35. 35.Nc5 Rxf3
  36. 36.Nxe6+ Kf6
  37. 37.Nc7 Rd3
  38. 38.Nd5+ Kg7
  39. 39.Rxd3 Nxd3
  40. 40.Nd4 Nd6
  41. 41.f3 Kg6
  42. 42.Kg3 h5
  43. 43.h3 h4+
  44. 44.Kg2 Nc4
  45. 45.Ne2 Kg7
  46. 46.Nd4 Kg6
  47. 47.Kf1 Nce5
  48. 48.Ke2 Nc5
  49. 49.Ke3 Nc4+
  50. 50.Ke2 Ne5
  51. 51.Nf5 Ne6
  52. 52.Ke3 Nc4+
  53. 53.Ke2 Ne5
  54. 54.Nfe7+ Kf7
  55. 55.Nf5 Kg6
  56. 56.Kf2 Nd3+
  57. 57.Kg1 Ne1
  58. 58.Kf2 Nd3+
  59. 59.Kg1 Ne1
  60. 60.f4 gxf4
  61. 61.Nxh4+ Kg5
  62. 62.Nf5 Nc5
  63. 63.Nd6 f3
  64. 64.e5 f2+
  65. 65.Kxf2 Ned3+
  66. 66.Ke3 Nxe5
  67. 67.Kd4 Ned7
  68. 68.Ne4+ Nxe4
  69. 69.Kxe4 Nf6+
  70. 70.Nxf6 Kxf6
  71. 71.h4

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