Magnus Carlsen vs Vassily Ivanchuk

XXII Rapid KO · 2009 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 61 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event XXII Rapid KO
Site Leon ESP
Round 2.4
Date 2009.06.07
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

Q7/3q2p1/2k3P1/2pr4/8/P7/1P6/K2R4 b - - 4 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 c6
  4. 4.e3 Bd6
  5. 5.Bd3 f5
  6. 6.Nge2 Nf6
  7. 7.Qc2 O-O
  8. 8.f3 Kh8
  9. 9.Bd2 a6
  10. 10.c5 Bc7
  11. 11.O-O-O e5
  12. 12.dxe5 Bxe5
  13. 13.f4 Bc7
  14. 14.Nd4 Ne4
  15. 15.Nxe4 fxe4
  16. 16.Be2 b6
  17. 17.cxb6 Bxb6
  18. 18.Bb4 Rf6
  19. 19.Kb1 a5
  20. 20.Bc3 Ba6
  21. 21.g4 Bxe2
  22. 22.Qxe2 Nd7
  23. 23.g5 Bxd4
  24. 24.Bxd4 Rd6
  25. 25.h4 Qf8
  26. 26.h5 Kg8
  27. 27.Qg4 Re8
  28. 28.Rhf1 c5
  29. 29.Be5 Rde6
  30. 30.Bc3 d4
  31. 31.exd4 e3
  32. 32.d5 Re4
  33. 33.Rfe1 Ne5
  34. 34.Bxe5 R8xe5
  35. 35.Rxe3 Rxf4
  36. 36.Qe2 Qf5+
  37. 37.Ka1 Rd4
  38. 38.Re1 Rxe3
  39. 39.Qxe3 Rxd5
  40. 40.a3 Qd7
  41. 41.Qb3 a4
  42. 42.Qc4 Kf8
  43. 43.Ka2 Rf5
  44. 44.Ka1 Rd5
  45. 45.Rc1 Ke7
  46. 46.g6 hxg6
  47. 47.hxg6 Kf6
  48. 48.Qc2 Rf5
  49. 49.Rd1 Qc6
  50. 50.Rg1 Qd7
  51. 51.Rd1 Qc6
  52. 52.Rg1 Qd7
  53. 53.Qc4 Re5
  54. 54.Qh4+ Ke6
  55. 55.Qg4+ Ke7
  56. 56.Qh4+ Kd6
  57. 57.Rd1+ Rd5
  58. 58.Qf4+ Kc6
  59. 59.Qxa4+ Kc7
  60. 60.Qa7+ Kc6
  61. 61.Qa8+

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