Magnus Carlsen vs Vassily Ivanchuk

XXII Rapid KO · 2009 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event XXII Rapid KO
Site Leon ESP
Round 2.5
Date 2009.06.07
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D52)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

8/B5k1/5n2/8/8/5b2/2N5/6K1 w - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.Bg5 Nbd7
  6. 6.e3 Qa5
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Qd2 Bb4
  9. 9.Rc1 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 c5
  11. 11.a3 Bxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 b6
  13. 13.c4 Qxd2+
  14. 14.Nxd2 Ne7
  15. 15.f3 Nf5
  16. 16.Bf2 Ba6
  17. 17.Bd3 Ke7
  18. 18.O-O Rhd8
  19. 19.Rfd1 Rac8
  20. 20.a4 Nd6
  21. 21.Bf1 e5
  22. 22.d5 f5
  23. 23.Rc2 Rb8
  24. 24.Bg3 g5
  25. 25.Bd3 Re8
  26. 26.Re1 Kf7
  27. 27.Be2 f4
  28. 28.Bf2 fxe3
  29. 29.Bxe3 Nf6
  30. 30.a5 Nf5
  31. 31.Bf2 Nd4
  32. 32.Ra2 b5
  33. 33.cxb5 Nxe2+
  34. 34.Rxe2 Rxb5
  35. 35.Re1 Nxd5
  36. 36.Nc4 Re6
  37. 37.Nxe5+ Kg7
  38. 38.Rd2 Nf6
  39. 39.h4 Rxa5
  40. 40.hxg5 hxg5
  41. 41.Rc2 c4
  42. 42.Nxc4 Rxe1+
  43. 43.Bxe1 Rc5
  44. 44.Ne3 Rxc2
  45. 45.Nxc2 g4
  46. 46.Bf2 gxf3
  47. 47.gxf3 Bb7
  48. 48.Bxa7 Bxf3

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