Magnus Carlsen vs Vassily Ivanchuk

World Blitz 2016 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 0-1
Event World Blitz 2016
Site Doha QAT
Round 16.1
Date 2016.12.30
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/p7/P4kp1/1p6/1Pp1K2p/2P4P/8 w - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 e6
  4. 4.O-O Nge7
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 b6
  7. 7.Nxc6 Nxc6
  8. 8.Nc3 Qc7
  9. 9.Qg4 h5
  10. 10.Qg5 Ne5
  11. 11.Bf4 f6
  12. 12.Qg6+ Nxg6
  13. 13.Bxc7 a6
  14. 14.Bd3 b5
  15. 15.a4 b4
  16. 16.Nb1 Bc5
  17. 17.Nd2 Ra7
  18. 18.Ba5 Ne5
  19. 19.Nb3 Be7
  20. 20.Bb6 Ra8
  21. 21.Be2 g5
  22. 22.Rfd1 Bb7
  23. 23.f3 Rc8
  24. 24.Rd2 Rc6
  25. 25.Be3 Bc8
  26. 26.Kf1 Bd8
  27. 27.a5 Be7
  28. 28.Bb6 Nc4
  29. 29.Bxc4 Rxc4
  30. 30.Nd4 Bb7
  31. 31.b3 Rc8
  32. 32.Rad1 Kf7
  33. 33.Ne2 d5
  34. 34.exd5 Bxd5
  35. 35.Nd4 h4
  36. 36.Nf5 h3
  37. 37.Nxe7 Kxe7
  38. 38.g4 Rc3
  39. 39.Rf2 Rhc8
  40. 40.Rdd2 Rxf3
  41. 41.Ke1 Rfc3
  42. 42.Bd4 Rf3
  43. 43.Rxf3 Bxf3
  44. 44.Rf2 e5
  45. 45.Rxf3 exd4
  46. 46.Kd2 Rc3
  47. 47.Rxc3 dxc3+
  48. 48.Ke3 Ke6
  49. 49.Kf3 Ke5
  50. 50.Ke3 f5
  51. 51.gxf5 Kxf5

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