Vladimir Kramnik vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Linares · 1998 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 1
Date 1998.02.22
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/8/4RK2/7r/4Pk2/8/8/8 w - - 13 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nc6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Bf4 Bg4
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.c4 Bb4+
  6. 6.Nc3 Nf6
  7. 7.Rc1 O-O
  8. 8.h3 Bxf3
  9. 9.Qxf3 Qe7
  10. 10.Bg5 Bxc3+
  11. 11.Rxc3 Qb4
  12. 12.Bxf6 Qxb2
  13. 13.Rb3 Qc1+
  14. 14.Qd1 Qxd1+
  15. 15.Kxd1 dxc4
  16. 16.Rxb7 gxf6
  17. 17.Kd2 Rab8
  18. 18.Rxc7 Na5
  19. 19.Kc2 Rb4
  20. 20.Rxa7 Ra4
  21. 21.Rxa5 Rxa5
  22. 22.Bxc4 h5
  23. 23.h4 Rc8
  24. 24.Kd3 Rxc4
  25. 25.Kxc4 Rxa2
  26. 26.Rf1 f5
  27. 27.d5 Kf8
  28. 28.dxe6 fxe6
  29. 29.Kd4 Ke7
  30. 30.Ke5 Ra4
  31. 31.f3 Ra5+
  32. 32.Kf4 Ra2
  33. 33.Rb1 Kf6
  34. 34.Kg3 Re2
  35. 35.Rb3 e5
  36. 36.Rb6+ Kg7
  37. 37.Rb3 Kf6
  38. 38.Ra3 Kg6
  39. 39.Kh3 Kf6
  40. 40.g4 hxg4+
  41. 41.fxg4 fxg4+
  42. 42.Kxg4 Kg6
  43. 43.h5+ Kh6
  44. 44.Ra6+ Kh7
  45. 45.Ra3 Kh6
  46. 46.Kf5 e4
  47. 47.Kxe4 Kxh5
  48. 48.Kf5 Rf2+
  49. 49.Ke6 Re2
  50. 50.Kf5 Rf2+
  51. 51.Ke5 Kg6
  52. 52.e4 Rb2
  53. 53.Ra7 Rb5+
  54. 54.Ke6 Rb6+
  55. 55.Ke7 Rb5
  56. 56.Ra6+ Kg5
  57. 57.Re6 Kf4
  58. 58.Kf6 Rh5

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