Magnus Carlsen vs Vassily Ivanchuk

World Rapid 2015 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 76 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event World Rapid 2015
Site Berlin GER
Round 12.1
Date 2015.10.12
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 76
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/1KP1q3/8/3Q4/1k6/8/8 b - - 0 76

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nc3 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Be7
  7. 7.Be3 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 Nd7
  9. 9.O-O-O c6
  10. 10.h4 d5
  11. 11.Bd3 Nc5
  12. 12.Bxc5 Bxc5
  13. 13.Rde1 Qf6
  14. 14.Nd4 Bd7
  15. 15.Re3 Rae8
  16. 16.Rf3 Qe5
  17. 17.Bf5 Bxf5
  18. 18.Nxf5 Re6
  19. 19.h5 Rfe8
  20. 20.Rd1 h6
  21. 21.a3 Be7
  22. 22.Nxe7+ R8xe7
  23. 23.g4 b5
  24. 24.Re3 Qg5
  25. 25.Rxe6 fxe6
  26. 26.Qxg5 hxg5
  27. 27.Kd2 Rf7
  28. 28.Ke3 e5
  29. 29.f3 Rf4
  30. 30.Rh1 Kh7
  31. 31.Re1 a5
  32. 32.Rh1 a4
  33. 33.Rg1 Kg8
  34. 34.Rh1 Rf6
  35. 35.b3 Rf4
  36. 36.h6 g6
  37. 37.h7+ Kh8
  38. 38.Rh6 Rf6
  39. 39.bxa4 bxa4
  40. 40.c4 dxc4
  41. 41.Ke4 Rf4+
  42. 42.Kxe5 Rxf3
  43. 43.Rxg6 Kxh7
  44. 44.Rxc6 Rc3
  45. 45.Kd5 Rxa3
  46. 46.Rxc4 Ra1
  47. 47.Kc5 Kg6
  48. 48.Kb4 Kf6
  49. 49.Re4 Ra2
  50. 50.c3 Rc2
  51. 51.Rc4 Ra2
  52. 52.Kb5 a3
  53. 53.Kb4 Ke5
  54. 54.Kb3 Ra1
  55. 55.Ra4 Rc1
  56. 56.Rxa3 Kf4
  57. 57.Ra4+ Kf3
  58. 58.Rd4 Ke3
  59. 59.Kb4 Rf1
  60. 60.Kc5 Rf4
  61. 61.Kd5 Kf3
  62. 62.Rxf4+ gxf4
  63. 63.g5 Ke3
  64. 64.g6 f3
  65. 65.g7 f2
  66. 66.g8=Q f1=Q
  67. 67.Qe6+ Kd2
  68. 68.c4 Kc3
  69. 69.Qe3+ Kb4
  70. 70.Qb6+ Kc3
  71. 71.Qd4+ Kb3
  72. 72.c5 Qf7+
  73. 73.Kc6 Qe6+
  74. 74.Kb7 Qe7+
  75. 75.Kb6 Qe6+
  76. 76.c6

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