Magnus Carlsen vs Vassily Ivanchuk

FIDE World Cup 2023 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Cup 2023
Site Baku AZE
Round 5.1
Date 2023.08.12
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1p2q1k1/p3P1p1/Pn3rNp/RP2QP1P/2r5/5P2/4R1K1 b - - 2 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 Nf6
  4. 4.g3 Bb4+
  5. 5.Bd2 Be7
  6. 6.Bg2 c6
  7. 7.Qc2 Nbd7
  8. 8.Bf4 O-O
  9. 9.h4 dxc4
  10. 10.Qxc4 Nd5
  11. 11.Bg5 h6
  12. 12.Bxe7 Qxe7
  13. 13.e4 N5b6
  14. 14.Qc3 e5
  15. 15.O-O exd4
  16. 16.Qxd4 Nc5
  17. 17.Rc1 Na6
  18. 18.Nbd2 Bg4
  19. 19.Bf1 Rad8
  20. 20.Qe3 Nc7
  21. 21.a4 Nc8
  22. 22.a5 Bxf3
  23. 23.Nxf3 a6
  24. 24.Ra4 Rfe8
  25. 25.e5 Nd5
  26. 26.Qb3 Na7
  27. 27.Bd3 Nb5
  28. 28.Bb1 h5
  29. 29.Re1 Ndc7
  30. 30.Qc2 g6
  31. 31.Ba2 Kg7
  32. 32.Ng5 Rf8
  33. 33.e6 f6
  34. 34.Bb1 f5
  35. 35.Qc1 Rd5
  36. 36.Ba2 Rc5
  37. 37.Qe3 Nd5
  38. 38.Qd2 Rf6
  39. 39.b4 Rc3
  40. 40.Bxd5 cxd5
  41. 41.Qxd5 f4
  42. 42.gxf4 Rf5
  43. 43.Qe4

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