Vladimir Kramnik vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Las Palmas · 1996 · English Opening · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event Las Palmas
Site Las Palmas
Round 9
Date 1996.12.20
Opening English Opening (A16)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6K1/2N4P/8/8/P7/1k6/1b6 b - - 0 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Qa4+ Bd7
  6. 6.Qh4 Nxc3
  7. 7.dxc3 e5
  8. 8.Bg5 Be7
  9. 9.e4 Nc6
  10. 10.Bc4 h6
  11. 11.Bxe7 Qxe7
  12. 12.Qg3 O-O-O
  13. 13.O-O Qf6
  14. 14.Rad1 Rhe8
  15. 15.Bd5 Re7
  16. 16.Nd2 Qf4
  17. 17.Nc4 Bg4
  18. 18.Rd2 Red7
  19. 19.f3 Qxg3
  20. 20.hxg3 Be6
  21. 21.Rfd1 h5
  22. 22.a3 Kb8
  23. 23.Kf2 a6
  24. 24.Bxc6 Rxd2+
  25. 25.Rxd2 Rxd2+
  26. 26.Nxd2 bxc6
  27. 27.f4 exf4
  28. 28.gxf4 Kc8
  29. 29.Kg3 Kd7
  30. 30.Kh4 f6
  31. 31.e5 fxe5
  32. 32.fxe5 Bd5
  33. 33.g3 Ke6
  34. 34.Kg5 Kxe5
  35. 35.Kxg6 h4
  36. 36.gxh4 Kf4
  37. 37.h5 Ke3
  38. 38.c4 Bg2
  39. 39.Nb3 Bf1
  40. 40.h6 Bxc4
  41. 41.Nc5 Ba2
  42. 42.Kg7 Bb1
  43. 43.Nxa6 Kd4
  44. 44.Nxc7 Kc4
  45. 45.Ne6 Kb3
  46. 46.Nd4+ Kxb2
  47. 47.Nxc6

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