Vassily Ivanchuk vs Peter Svidler

Linares16th · 1999 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 69 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Peter Svidler
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares16th
Site Linares
Round 14
Date 1999.03.10
Opening Four Knights Game (C48)
Moves 69
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Final Position

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

8/7k/5p2/1P3q1P/5R2/4P3/4BK2/8 b - - 14 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Nd4
  5. 5.Bc4 c6
  6. 6.Nxe5 d5
  7. 7.exd5 Bd6
  8. 8.Nf3 Nxf3+
  9. 9.Qxf3 O-O
  10. 10.h3 b5
  11. 11.Be2 b4
  12. 12.Ne4 Nxe4
  13. 13.Qxe4 cxd5
  14. 14.Qf3 Qc7
  15. 15.O-O d4
  16. 16.Qxa8 Bb7
  17. 17.Qxa7 Bc5
  18. 18.Qxb7 Qxb7
  19. 19.Bd3 Qb8
  20. 20.b3 Qf4
  21. 21.Bb2 Bd6
  22. 22.g3 Qg5
  23. 23.Kh2 h5
  24. 24.f4 Qd5
  25. 25.h4 Re8
  26. 26.a4 Bc7
  27. 27.a5 Bxa5
  28. 28.Bxd4 Qxd4
  29. 29.Rxa5 Rc8
  30. 30.Re5 Qd6
  31. 31.Rfe1 g6
  32. 32.f5 gxf5
  33. 33.Bxf5 Rc5
  34. 34.Re8+ Kg7
  35. 35.Bd3 Rd5
  36. 36.R8e3 Rd4
  37. 37.Kh3 Qd7+
  38. 38.Kg2 Qd5+
  39. 39.Kf2 Qc5
  40. 40.R1e2 Rd5
  41. 41.Kg2 Rd6
  42. 42.Kh2 Qc6
  43. 43.Re4 Qc5
  44. 44.Re5 Rd5
  45. 45.R5e3 Qd6
  46. 46.Rf2 f6
  47. 47.Kg2 Re5
  48. 48.Rf4 Qc6+
  49. 49.Kg1 Rxe3
  50. 50.dxe3 Qc3
  51. 51.Kf2 Qd2+
  52. 52.Be2 Qxc2
  53. 53.Rxb4 Qf5+
  54. 54.Rf4 Qc2
  55. 55.b4 Kg6
  56. 56.b5 Kg7
  57. 57.Rc4 Qf5+
  58. 58.Rf4 Qc2
  59. 59.g4 hxg4
  60. 60.Rxg4+ Kh6
  61. 61.Rf4 Kg6
  62. 62.h5+ Kg7
  63. 63.Rg4+ Kh7
  64. 64.Rc4 Qf5+
  65. 65.Rf4 Qe5
  66. 66.Bd3+ Kh6
  67. 67.Be2 Kh7
  68. 68.Rd4 Qf5+
  69. 69.Rf4

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