Michael Adams vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Corus A · 2009 · Caro-Kann, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Michael Adams
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 11
Date 2009.01.30
Opening Caro-Kann, Exchange (B14)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

8/pp4p1/5bkp/3p4/3P2P1/P5KP/1P1B4/8 w - - 1 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 cxd5
  4. 4.c4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Nf3 Bb4
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Qc2 Nc6
  9. 9.Bd3 Ba5
  10. 10.a3 h6
  11. 11.O-O O-O
  12. 12.Be3 Nce7
  13. 13.Nxd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.Bh7+ Kh8
  15. 15.Be4 Bd7
  16. 16.Bxd5 exd5
  17. 17.Qb3 Bc6
  18. 18.Ne5 Bc7
  19. 19.Qd3 Be8
  20. 20.Rfe1 f6
  21. 21.Ng6+ Bxg6
  22. 22.Qxg6 Qd7
  23. 23.Re2 Rae8
  24. 24.Rae1 Qf7
  25. 25.Qxf7 Rxf7
  26. 26.Bd2 Rxe2
  27. 27.Rxe2 Bb6
  28. 28.Re8+ Kh7
  29. 29.Bc3 Rd7
  30. 30.g4 Kg6
  31. 31.Kg2 f5
  32. 32.f3 Bd8
  33. 33.h3 Bf6
  34. 34.Kg3 Rd8
  35. 35.Rxd8 Bxd8
  36. 36.Bd2 fxg4
  37. 37.fxg4 Bf6

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