Peter Svidler vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Linares · 1998 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Peter Svidler
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 3
Date 1998.02.24
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B84)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1n1Rq1pk/1p2pr1p/pP2p3/1P2P3/2P1B2P/3R2PK/3B4 b - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 e6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.a4 O-O
  9. 9.f4 Qc7
  10. 10.Kh1 Rd8
  11. 11.Bf3 Nc6
  12. 12.Be3 Ne5
  13. 13.Be2 b6
  14. 14.Qe1 Nc4
  15. 15.Bc1 Bb7
  16. 16.b3 Na5
  17. 17.Bf3 Nd7
  18. 18.Bb2 Bf6
  19. 19.Rd1 Rac8
  20. 20.f5 Bxd4
  21. 21.Rxd4 Nc6
  22. 22.Rd2 Nce5
  23. 23.fxe6 fxe6
  24. 24.Be2 Nc5
  25. 25.Qg3 Rf8
  26. 26.Rfd1 Rcd8
  27. 27.Qe3 Bc6
  28. 28.Ba3 a5
  29. 29.h3 h6
  30. 30.Rd4 Rf6
  31. 31.Bb2 Nb7
  32. 32.R4d2 Rff8
  33. 33.Kg1 Nc5
  34. 34.Rd4 Kh7
  35. 35.Bh5 Rd7
  36. 36.Nb5 Bxb5
  37. 37.axb5 Qd8
  38. 38.Qg3 Qe7
  39. 39.Kh2 Kg8
  40. 40.Bc1 Qf6
  41. 41.Be3 Kh8
  42. 42.R1d2 Kh7
  43. 43.Bd1 Qe7
  44. 44.Bh5 Qf6
  45. 45.Bd1 Qe7
  46. 46.c3 Rf6
  47. 47.b4 Nb7
  48. 48.Qxe5 dxe5
  49. 49.Rxd7

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