Vassily Ivanchuk vs Judit Polgar

Moscow PCA-GP · 1996 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Judit Polgar
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Moscow PCA-GP
Site Moscow
Round 2.1
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian Defense (B54)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

8/1R6/1p2pk1p/8/p4PP1/Pr6/1PK5/8 w - - 5 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.c4 Qb6
  6. 6.Nb3 Nf6
  7. 7.Nc3 a6
  8. 8.Be3 Qd8
  9. 9.Qd2 e6
  10. 10.O-O-O Be7
  11. 11.Bf4 Ng4
  12. 12.c5 e5
  13. 13.cxd6 exf4
  14. 14.dxe7 Qxd2+
  15. 15.Rxd2 Nxe7
  16. 16.Nc5 O-O
  17. 17.Bc4 b6
  18. 18.Nd3 Be6
  19. 19.Bxe6 fxe6
  20. 20.h3 Nf6
  21. 21.Nxf4 Nxe4
  22. 22.Nxe4 Rxf4
  23. 23.Re1 h6
  24. 24.Rd6 Rc8+
  25. 25.Kd2 Rc6
  26. 26.Rxc6 Nxc6
  27. 27.f3 Rf7
  28. 28.Rc1 Rd7+
  29. 29.Ke2 Ne7
  30. 30.h4 Kf7
  31. 31.a3 a5
  32. 32.Rc4 Nf5
  33. 33.h5 Ne7
  34. 34.g3 g6
  35. 35.hxg6+ Kxg6
  36. 36.g4 Kf7
  37. 37.Nf2 Kg6
  38. 38.Nd3 Kg7
  39. 39.Rc1 Kf6
  40. 40.Ke3 Ng6
  41. 41.Rc8 Rd5
  42. 42.Rb8 Ne5
  43. 43.Nxe5 Rxe5+
  44. 44.Kd4 Rb5
  45. 45.Kc3 a4
  46. 46.f4 Rb3+
  47. 47.Kc2 Kf7
  48. 48.Rb7+ Kf6

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