Vladimir Kramnik vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Belgrade Invest · 1995 · Modern Benoni · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Belgrade Invest
Site Belgrade
Round 3
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Modern Benoni (A73)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

Q5nk/p6p/8/Pp4p1/5p2/1B3P1P/6P1/q4K2 w - - 5 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.d4 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 Na6
  7. 7.Nd2 c5
  8. 8.d5 e6
  9. 9.O-O exd5
  10. 10.cxd5 Nc7
  11. 11.a4 Nfe8
  12. 12.Nc4 f5
  13. 13.f3 Qe7
  14. 14.Bf4 g5
  15. 15.Bg3 f4
  16. 16.Bf2 b6
  17. 17.Re1 Ba6
  18. 18.e5 Bxc4
  19. 19.exd6 Nxd6
  20. 20.Bxc4 Qd7
  21. 21.Ba2 Rae8
  22. 22.Qd3 Kh8
  23. 23.Rxe8 Rxe8
  24. 24.Rd1 Bf6
  25. 25.Bb1 Re7
  26. 26.h3 Nce8
  27. 27.Bc2 Be5
  28. 28.Re1 Nf6
  29. 29.a5 Bd4
  30. 30.Re2 Bxf2+
  31. 31.Kxf2 b5
  32. 32.b4 Rxe2+
  33. 33.Qxe2 cxb4
  34. 34.Qe5 Ne8
  35. 35.Ne4 Qxd5
  36. 36.Qe7 Nxe4+
  37. 37.Bxe4 Qd4+
  38. 38.Kf1 Qd1+
  39. 39.Kf2 Qd4+
  40. 40.Kf1 Nf6
  41. 41.Qf8+ Ng8
  42. 42.Qa8 b3
  43. 43.Bd5 Qg7
  44. 44.Bxb3 Qa1+
  45. 45.Kf2 Qd4+
  46. 46.Kf1 Qa1+

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