Vassily Ivanchuk vs Vladimir Kramnik

32nd ECC Open 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 32nd ECC Open 2016
Site Novi Sad SRB
Round 5.2
Date 2016.11.10
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

b3k3/5R2/1p2B3/pP4p1/P7/2r2PK1/8/8 b - - 14 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.d4 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.Rc1 Nbd7
  8. 8.e3 c5
  9. 9.cxd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.Bxe7 Nxe7
  11. 11.Be2 b6
  12. 12.dxc5 Nxc5
  13. 13.b4 Qxd1+
  14. 14.Rxd1 Nd7
  15. 15.Nd4 a5
  16. 16.b5 Nc5
  17. 17.f3 Bb7
  18. 18.e4 Rac8
  19. 19.Kf2 e5
  20. 20.Nf5 Nxe4+
  21. 21.Nxe4 Nxf5
  22. 22.Nd6 Nxd6
  23. 23.Rxd6 Rc2
  24. 24.Rhd1 e4
  25. 25.R1d2 Rxd2
  26. 26.Rxd2 exf3
  27. 27.gxf3 Ba8
  28. 28.Rd6 Rb8
  29. 29.Bc4 Kf8
  30. 30.Rd7 Rc8
  31. 31.Rxf7+ Ke8
  32. 32.Be6 Rc3
  33. 33.h4 g5
  34. 34.hxg5 hxg5
  35. 35.a4 Ra3
  36. 36.Kg3 Re3
  37. 37.Ba2 Ra3
  38. 38.Be6 Re3
  39. 39.Bc4 Rc3
  40. 40.Be6 Re3
  41. 41.Bc4 Rc3
  42. 42.Be6

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