Garry Kasparov vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Chess Classics Giants 3rd pl · 1998 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 70 moves

The Game

White Garry Kasparov
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event Chess Classics Giants 3rd pl
Site Frankfurt
Round 1
Date 1998.06.19
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 70
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6r1/1P6/3k2P1/3n1Q2/7K/8/8/8 b - - 0 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.f3 Nbd7
  9. 9.g4 h6
  10. 10.Qd2 b5
  11. 11.O-O-O Nb6
  12. 12.Qf2 Nfd7
  13. 13.Kb1 g6
  14. 14.h4 h5
  15. 15.Nd5 Bxd5
  16. 16.exd5 Qc7
  17. 17.f4 Nc4
  18. 18.gxh5 Rxh5
  19. 19.Be2 Rf5
  20. 20.h5 gxh5
  21. 21.Bc1 Nf6
  22. 22.Bd3 e4
  23. 23.Qe2 Qe7
  24. 24.Bxc4 bxc4
  25. 25.Qxc4 Qd7
  26. 26.Rhe1 Be7
  27. 27.Rg1 Qb5
  28. 28.Qc3 Rxd5
  29. 29.Rg5 Rxg5
  30. 30.fxg5 Nd7
  31. 31.Qh8+ Nf8
  32. 32.Qxh5 Ng6
  33. 33.Qg4 Qe5
  34. 34.Nd4 d5
  35. 35.Be3 Rb8
  36. 36.b3 Ba3
  37. 37.Rf1 a5
  38. 38.Qh3 a4
  39. 39.Rf5 Qd6
  40. 40.Qh7 Rb7
  41. 41.Rf1 axb3
  42. 42.axb3 Qe5
  43. 43.Qh3 Ne7
  44. 44.Qh7 Ng6
  45. 45.Qh3 Ne7
  46. 46.Rf6 Bc5
  47. 47.Nc6 Nxc6
  48. 48.Bxc5 Ne7
  49. 49.Qh8+ Kd7
  50. 50.Rd6+ Qxd6
  51. 51.Bxd6 Kxd6
  52. 52.Qf6+ Kd7
  53. 53.Qxf7 Rb6
  54. 54.Kc1 Rg6
  55. 55.Qf4 Re6
  56. 56.Kd1 e3
  57. 57.Ke2 Kc6
  58. 58.c4 dxc4
  59. 59.Qxc4+ Kd7
  60. 60.b4 Rg6
  61. 61.Qg4+ Kc7
  62. 62.Kxe3 Nd5+
  63. 63.Kf2 Kd6
  64. 64.b5 Kc5
  65. 65.Qf5 Rg7
  66. 66.g6 Kd6
  67. 67.b6 Rb7
  68. 68.Kg3 Rg7
  69. 69.Kh4 Rg8
  70. 70.b7

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