Vladimir Kramnik vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Linares16th · 1999 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares16th
Site Linares
Round 3
Date 1999.02.23
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D46)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

5k2/pp3ppp/5n2/3p4/B2P4/1P2PP2/P5KP/5N1r b - - 3 25

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.c4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 c6
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.Nf3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.Bd3 e5
  8. 8.cxd5 cxd5
  9. 9.Nb5 Bb4+
  10. 10.Bd2 Bxd2+
  11. 11.Nxd2 O-O
  12. 12.Rc1 e4
  13. 13.Be2 Nb6
  14. 14.Qc7 Qxc7
  15. 15.Nxc7 Rb8
  16. 16.f3 Bd7
  17. 17.Nb5 exf3
  18. 18.gxf3 Na4
  19. 19.b3 Bxb5
  20. 20.Bxb5 Rfc8
  21. 21.Rxc8+ Rxc8
  22. 22.Bxa4 Rc1+
  23. 23.Kf2 Rxh1
  24. 24.Nf1 Kf8
  25. 25.Kg2

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