Fabiano Caruana vs Vassily Ivanchuk

6th Kings Tournament · 2012 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th Kings Tournament
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 5.1
Date 2012.11.12
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

3b1r1k/5ppp/2r5/p2NpP2/PpB1P3/1P5R/1P4QP/1K2q3 w - - 18 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.Qd2 Nbd7
  9. 9.O-O-O Be7
  10. 10.f4 b5
  11. 11.Kb1 O-O
  12. 12.f5 Bc4
  13. 13.g4 Bxb3
  14. 14.cxb3 Nxg4
  15. 15.Rg1 Nxe3
  16. 16.Qxe3 Kh8
  17. 17.a4 d5
  18. 18.Rxd5 b4
  19. 19.Rxd7 Qxd7
  20. 20.Nd5 Qd6
  21. 21.Bc4 a5
  22. 22.Rd1 Bd8
  23. 23.Rd3 Rc8
  24. 24.Qg3 Rc6
  25. 25.Bb5 Rc8
  26. 26.Bc4 Rc6
  27. 27.Ne3 Qc7
  28. 28.Qg2 Qe7
  29. 29.Nd5 Qh4
  30. 30.Rh3 Qe1+

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