Vladimir Kramnik vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Novgorod · 1994 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 65 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Novgorod
Site Novgorod
Round 6
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 65
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Final Position

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

2k1R3/p7/1b3P2/1B6/4K3/8/5r2/8 b - - 4 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.c4 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.e4 Nxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 c5
  8. 8.Rb1 O-O
  9. 9.Be2 Qc7
  10. 10.O-O Nc6
  11. 11.d5 Ne5
  12. 12.Nd2 c4
  13. 13.f4 Nd3
  14. 14.Nxc4 Nxc1
  15. 15.Rxc1 Bg4
  16. 16.Bxg4 Qxc4
  17. 17.Qe2 Qxe2
  18. 18.Bxe2 e5
  19. 19.dxe6 fxe6
  20. 20.Bc4 Kf7
  21. 21.f5 Ke7
  22. 22.Bxe6 Rad8
  23. 23.Bd5 gxf5
  24. 24.Bxb7 Rd3
  25. 25.exf5 Bxc3
  26. 26.Kh1 Kf6
  27. 27.Ba6 Re3
  28. 28.Rcd1 Re5
  29. 29.Bc4 Re4
  30. 30.Be6 Rh4
  31. 31.h3 Rd4
  32. 32.Rxd4 Bxd4
  33. 33.g4 h5
  34. 34.gxh5 Rh8
  35. 35.Rf4 Ke5
  36. 36.Rh4 Bf2
  37. 37.Ra4 Rxh5
  38. 38.Kg2 Bd4
  39. 39.Kg3 Rg5+
  40. 40.Kf3 Rg1
  41. 41.Ra5+ Kf6
  42. 42.Rd5 Bb6
  43. 43.Rd7 Rg7
  44. 44.Rd3 Ke5
  45. 45.Rd5+ Kf6
  46. 46.Ke4 Rg3
  47. 47.Rd7 Rxh3
  48. 48.Rf7+ Kg5
  49. 49.Rg7+ Kf6
  50. 50.Rf7+ Kg5
  51. 51.Rg7+ Kf6
  52. 52.Rg6+ Ke7
  53. 53.Bb3 Rh4+
  54. 54.Kd5 Rf4
  55. 55.Re6+ Kf8
  56. 56.Rf6+ Ke7
  57. 57.Re6+ Kf8
  58. 58.Bc2 Rf2
  59. 59.Rc6 Ke7
  60. 60.Re6+ Kd7
  61. 61.Bd3 Rxa2
  62. 62.Bb5+ Kc8
  63. 63.f6 Rd2+
  64. 64.Ke4 Rf2
  65. 65.Re8+

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