Magnus Carlsen vs Vassily Ivanchuk

XXII Rapid KO · 2009 · Modern Benoni · 1-0 in 61 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event XXII Rapid KO
Site Leon ESP
Round 2.7
Date 2009.06.07
Opening Modern Benoni (A70)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3B4/1k6/8/nP1K3p/3N4/8/8 b - - 2 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 c5
  4. 4.d5 exd5
  5. 5.cxd5 d6
  6. 6.e4 g6
  7. 7.Nf3 a6
  8. 8.Qe2 Bg4
  9. 9.e5 dxe5
  10. 10.Qxe5+ Qe7
  11. 11.Qxe7+ Bxe7
  12. 12.Ne5 Nbd7
  13. 13.Nxg4 Nxg4
  14. 14.Bf4 Nge5
  15. 15.O-O-O Bd6
  16. 16.Kb1 f5
  17. 17.h3 O-O-O
  18. 18.Be2 Nf7
  19. 19.Bc1 Rhe8
  20. 20.Rhe1 Be5
  21. 21.Bf1 Nd6
  22. 22.Bg5 Bf6
  23. 23.Be3 b5
  24. 24.a4 c4
  25. 25.axb5 axb5
  26. 26.Na2 Kb7
  27. 27.Nb4 Ra8
  28. 28.Nc6 Ne4
  29. 29.g4 Nb6
  30. 30.gxf5 gxf5
  31. 31.Bg2 Na4
  32. 32.Bd4 Bxd4
  33. 33.Nxd4 Kb6
  34. 34.d6 Rad8
  35. 35.Nxf5 Nxf2
  36. 36.Rxe8 Rxe8
  37. 37.d7 Rd8
  38. 38.Rd6+ Kc7
  39. 39.Bc6 Nc5
  40. 40.Bxb5 Nxd7
  41. 41.Rc6+ Kb8
  42. 42.Rxc4 Nxh3
  43. 43.Ne7 Ne5
  44. 44.Re4 Nf3
  45. 45.Nc6+ Kc7
  46. 46.Re7+ Rd7
  47. 47.Rxd7+ Kxd7
  48. 48.Ne5+ Kd6
  49. 49.Nxf3 Nf4
  50. 50.Kc1 h5
  51. 51.Bf1 Kc5
  52. 52.Kc2 Kb4
  53. 53.Ne5 Nd5
  54. 54.Nd3+ Ka5
  55. 55.Kb3 h4
  56. 56.Bg2 Ne3
  57. 57.Bh3 Nd5
  58. 58.Kc4 Nb6+
  59. 59.Kd4 Na4
  60. 60.b4+ Kb6
  61. 61.Bd7

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