Magnus Carlsen vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Aerosvit · 2008 · King's Indian, Classical · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event Aerosvit
Site Foros UKR
Round 1
Date 2008.06.08
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E97)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/p6p/1p6/1Pp1Rp2/Pn6/6P1/3K4/8 b - - 3 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.d5 Ne7
  9. 9.b4 Nh5
  10. 10.Re1 f5
  11. 11.Ng5 Nf6
  12. 12.f3 Kh8
  13. 13.b5 Ne8
  14. 14.Be3 Bf6
  15. 15.Ne6 Bxe6
  16. 16.dxe6 Ng7
  17. 17.Bh6 Nxe6
  18. 18.Bxf8 Qxf8
  19. 19.c5 Nxc5
  20. 20.Bc4 Bg5
  21. 21.Qe2 Qh6
  22. 22.Rad1 Rf8
  23. 23.a4 b6
  24. 24.g3 Qh3
  25. 25.Qg2 Qh6
  26. 26.Qe2 Qh3
  27. 27.Kh1 Nd7
  28. 28.Ra1 Qh6
  29. 29.Ra2 Nf6
  30. 30.Kg2 Nh5
  31. 31.Nd5 Nxd5
  32. 32.Bxd5 Bf4
  33. 33.Qf2 fxe4
  34. 34.Bxe4 Qg5
  35. 35.Rc2 d5
  36. 36.Bxd5 Bxg3
  37. 37.hxg3 Nf4+
  38. 38.Kf1 Nxd5
  39. 39.Rce2 Qf6
  40. 40.Rxe5 Qxf3
  41. 41.Qxf3 Rxf3+
  42. 42.Ke2 Rf5
  43. 43.Rxf5 gxf5
  44. 44.Kd3 c5
  45. 45.Re5 Nb4+
  46. 46.Kd2

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