Vassily Ivanchuk vs Peter Svidler

WchT 4th · 1997 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 19 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Peter Svidler
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WchT 4th
Site Luzern
Round 6
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 19
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Final Position

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

2kr3r/1b3pb1/p3p1pp/1pq1n3/2p1PBPP/P1N2P2/1PP1B2Q/1K1R3R w - - 1 20

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Be3 d6
  4. 4.Qd2 a6
  5. 5.f3 Nf6
  6. 6.Nc3 Nbd7
  7. 7.O-O-O b5
  8. 8.Kb1 Bb7
  9. 9.Nh3 c5
  10. 10.dxc5 dxc5
  11. 11.g4 h6
  12. 12.Nf4 e6
  13. 13.h4 Qc7
  14. 14.Qh2 Ne5
  15. 15.Nd3 Nfd7
  16. 16.Bf4 O-O-O
  17. 17.Be2 c4
  18. 18.Nxe5 Nxe5
  19. 19.a3 Qc5

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