Michael Adams vs Vassily Ivanchuk

ETCC · 2007 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 76 moves

The Game

White Michael Adams
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event ETCC
Site Crete GRE
Round 9
Date 2007.11.06
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B88)
Moves 76
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6pk/3P4/4qp1p/R6P/3Q3K/1p4P1/8 b - - 3 76

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.a4 Nc6
  7. 7.Bc4 e6
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.Kh1 Bd7
  11. 11.Qe2 Rc8
  12. 12.Rad1 Ne5
  13. 13.Bd3 Nfg4
  14. 14.Bc1 Qb6
  15. 15.Nb3 Bh4
  16. 16.a5 Qa7
  17. 17.Kg1 f5
  18. 18.exf5 exf5
  19. 19.h3 Nxd3
  20. 20.cxd3 Rfe8
  21. 21.Qf3 Be6
  22. 22.Nd2 Ne5
  23. 23.Qf4 Bd8
  24. 24.Nf3 Bxa5
  25. 25.Be3 Qb8
  26. 26.Bd4 Ng6
  27. 27.Qg5 Ne5
  28. 28.Qf4 Nxf3+
  29. 29.Qxf3 Qc7
  30. 30.Rde1 Qf7
  31. 31.Qf4 Bd7
  32. 32.Qxd6 Bc6
  33. 33.Qf4 Rcd8
  34. 34.Rxe8+ Bxe8
  35. 35.Re1 Bc6
  36. 36.Re3 Bc7
  37. 37.Be5 Bxe5
  38. 38.Rxe5 Rf8
  39. 39.d4 Qf6
  40. 40.d5 Bd7
  41. 41.Re1 Rc8
  42. 42.d6 Rc6
  43. 43.Rd1 Kh8
  44. 44.Rd4 h6
  45. 45.Qd2 Qe5
  46. 46.f4 Qe6
  47. 47.Kh2 Kh7
  48. 48.Nd5 a5
  49. 49.Ne3 Rc5
  50. 50.Nc2 Bc6
  51. 51.Ne3 Bd7
  52. 52.Nc2 Bc6
  53. 53.b4 axb4
  54. 54.Nxb4 Bd7
  55. 55.Nd3 Rb5
  56. 56.Ne5 Rxe5
  57. 57.fxe5 Qxe5+
  58. 58.Kh1 b5
  59. 59.Qd1 Kg6
  60. 60.Rd5 Qe4
  61. 61.Rd4 Qe5
  62. 62.Rd2 b4
  63. 63.Rd5 Qe6
  64. 64.Rd3 Kh7
  65. 65.Rd4 b3
  66. 66.Rb4 Bc6
  67. 67.Rb6 Ba4
  68. 68.Qd4 Bd7
  69. 69.Kh2 h5
  70. 70.h4 Be8
  71. 71.Qf4 Qd5
  72. 72.Qg3 Ba4
  73. 73.Rb4 Qc5
  74. 74.Rxa4 b2
  75. 75.Qd3 Qe5+
  76. 76.Kh3

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