Viktor Korchnoi vs Vladimir Kramnik

FIDE-Wch k.o. · 1999 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 23 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE-Wch k.o.
Site Las Vegas
Round 3.1
Date 1999.08.06
Opening English Opening (A32)
Moves 23
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Final Position

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

2rr1bk1/5ppp/p3p3/1qp5/2Q5/P1B3P1/1P2PP1P/R2R2K1 w - - 2 24

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 e6
  5. 5.g3 Bb4+
  6. 6.Bd2 Be7
  7. 7.Bg2 Nc6
  8. 8.Bc3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O d5
  10. 10.cxd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.Nxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.Bd4 Qa5
  13. 13.Nc3 Rd8
  14. 14.Qc1 Ba6
  15. 15.Rd1 Rac8
  16. 16.Qc2 Bf8
  17. 17.a3 c5
  18. 18.Be5 Nxc3
  19. 19.Bxc3 Qb5
  20. 20.Bf3 Bb7
  21. 21.Bxb7 Qxb7
  22. 22.Qa4 a6
  23. 23.Qc4 Qb5

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