Fabiano Caruana vs Vassily Ivanchuk

GM · 2009 · Pirc Defense · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 0-1
Event GM
Site Biel SUI
Round 8
Date 2009.07.28
Opening Pirc Defense (B07)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p2/3k4/1bpP3p/4R3/2p1NPK1/1r6/8 w - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d6
  2. 2.e4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.Be3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qd2 c6
  6. 6.Bh6 Bxh6
  7. 7.Qxh6 Qa5
  8. 8.Bd3 c5
  9. 9.Ne2 Nc6
  10. 10.d5 Ne5
  11. 11.Bb5+ Kd8
  12. 12.Ng3 c4
  13. 13.h3 a6
  14. 14.f4 Nf3+
  15. 15.gxf3 axb5
  16. 16.O-O b4
  17. 17.Nce2 Qc5+
  18. 18.Kg2 Bd7
  19. 19.c3 bxc3
  20. 20.Nxc3 b5
  21. 21.a3 Kc7
  22. 22.Rad1 Rhg8
  23. 23.e5 Nh5
  24. 24.Rfe1 g5
  25. 25.exd6+ exd6
  26. 26.Nxh5 Rg6
  27. 27.Ne4 Rxh6
  28. 28.Nxc5 dxc5
  29. 29.Ng3 gxf4
  30. 30.Ne2 Kd6
  31. 31.Nxf4 Rg8+
  32. 32.Kf2 Rh4
  33. 33.Ng2 Rxh3
  34. 34.Rh1 Rgg3
  35. 35.Rxh3 Rxh3
  36. 36.Re1 h5
  37. 37.Re4 Rh1
  38. 38.a4 Rb1
  39. 39.axb5 Rxb2+
  40. 40.Kg3 c3
  41. 41.Ne3 Bxb5

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