Vassily Ivanchuk vs Vladimir Kramnik

Legends of Chess Prelim · 2020 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event Legends of Chess Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 7.1
Date 2020.07.27
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D40)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/P1n2k2/2K5/4p3/7P/1P6/2p5/2B5 b - - 4 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 c5
  5. 5.e3 dxc4
  6. 6.Bxc4 a6
  7. 7.O-O b5
  8. 8.Be2 Bb7
  9. 9.dxc5 Bxc5
  10. 10.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  11. 11.Nd2 Ke7
  12. 12.Nb3 Nbd7
  13. 13.Nxc5 Nxc5
  14. 14.f3 b4
  15. 15.Nd1 a5
  16. 16.e4 Ba6
  17. 17.Be3 Rhc8
  18. 18.Bxa6 Rxa6
  19. 19.Rc1 Rac6
  20. 20.Nf2 Nfd7
  21. 21.b3 f6
  22. 22.Rfd1 Nb7
  23. 23.Nd3 Nd6
  24. 24.Nb2 Rc3
  25. 25.Kf2 Ne5
  26. 26.Ke2 Nb5
  27. 27.Na4 Nd4+
  28. 28.Kf1 Rxc1
  29. 29.Rxc1 Rxc1+
  30. 30.Bxc1 Kd6
  31. 31.Be3 Nec6
  32. 32.Bf2 e5
  33. 33.Ke1 g5
  34. 34.Kd2 h5
  35. 35.Kd3 h4
  36. 36.Kc4 h3
  37. 37.gxh3 Nxf3
  38. 38.Kb5 Ncd4+
  39. 39.Kxa5 Nc2
  40. 40.Nb6 Kc6
  41. 41.Nd5 Nd2
  42. 42.Nxf6 Kd6
  43. 43.h4 gxh4
  44. 44.Bxh4 Ke6
  45. 45.Bg5 Nb1
  46. 46.Nd5 Nc3
  47. 47.Nxc3 bxc3
  48. 48.h4 Kf7
  49. 49.a4 Nd4
  50. 50.Kb4 Ne2
  51. 51.a5 c2
  52. 52.Bd2 Ng3
  53. 53.a6 Nxe4
  54. 54.Bc1 Nf6
  55. 55.a7 Nd5+
  56. 56.Kc5 Nc7
  57. 57.Kc6

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