Vassily Ivanchuk vs Peter Svidler

Linares · 1998 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Peter Svidler
Result 1-0
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 10
Date 1998.03.04
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7q/5Q2/4P3/8/4k3/6K1/6P1/8 b - - 2 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Nf3 c5
  8. 8.Rb1 O-O
  9. 9.Be2 cxd4
  10. 10.cxd4 Qa5+
  11. 11.Bd2 Qxa2
  12. 12.O-O b6
  13. 13.Qc1 Bb7
  14. 14.Bc4 Qa4
  15. 15.Bb5 Qa2
  16. 16.Bc4 Qa4
  17. 17.Bb5 Qa2
  18. 18.Re1 Rc8
  19. 19.Qd1 e6
  20. 20.h4 h5
  21. 21.Qe2 Nc6
  22. 22.Bc4 Qa4
  23. 23.Ra1 Qc2
  24. 24.Bd3 Qb2
  25. 25.Ra4 b5
  26. 26.Bxb5 Rd8
  27. 27.Bg5 Qxe2
  28. 28.Bxe2 Rd7
  29. 29.Rb1 Nd8
  30. 30.Bd3 f5
  31. 31.d5 fxe4
  32. 32.Bxe4 Bxd5
  33. 33.Bxg6 Rb7
  34. 34.Rxb7 Nxb7
  35. 35.Be3 a5
  36. 36.Bxh5 Bc6
  37. 37.Rg4 Bxf3
  38. 38.Rxg7+ Kxg7
  39. 39.Bxf3 Rb8
  40. 40.Bf4 Rd8
  41. 41.Bxb7 a4
  42. 42.Be5+ Kg8
  43. 43.h5 Rd1+
  44. 44.Kh2 Re1
  45. 45.f4 Rxe5
  46. 46.fxe5 a3
  47. 47.Bc8 Kf7
  48. 48.h6 a2
  49. 49.Bxe6+ Kxe6
  50. 50.h7 a1=Q
  51. 51.h8=Q Kd5
  52. 52.Qg8+ Ke4
  53. 53.Qg6+ Kd5
  54. 54.Qf7+ Ke4
  55. 55.Qg6+ Kd5
  56. 56.Qf7+ Ke4
  57. 57.e6 Qh8+
  58. 58.Kg3

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