Vassily Ivanchuk vs Michael Adams

22nd European Teams · 2019 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Michael Adams
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 22nd European Teams
Site Batumi GEO
Round 5.2
Date 2019.10.28
Opening Catalan Opening (E04)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

8/6pp/3kp3/1p3n2/4BP2/6P1/P6P/4K3 w - - 3 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 dxc4
  5. 5.Nf3 c5
  6. 6.O-O Nc6
  7. 7.dxc5 Qxd1
  8. 8.Rxd1 Bxc5
  9. 9.Nfd2 Na5
  10. 10.Na3 Bxa3
  11. 11.bxa3 O-O
  12. 12.Ne4 Nd5
  13. 13.Bd2 Nc6
  14. 14.Rac1 b6
  15. 15.Rxc4 Nce7
  16. 16.Rcc1 Ba6
  17. 17.e3 Be2
  18. 18.Re1 Bd3
  19. 19.f4 Bxe4
  20. 20.Bxe4 Rfd8
  21. 21.Bf3 f5
  22. 22.e4 fxe4
  23. 23.Rxe4 Kf7
  24. 24.Rec4 Rd7
  25. 25.a4 Rad8
  26. 26.a5 Nf5
  27. 27.axb6 axb6
  28. 28.Kf2 Nd6
  29. 29.Rd4 Ra7
  30. 30.Rc2 b5
  31. 31.Be1 Nf5
  32. 32.Rd3 Nb4
  33. 33.Rxd8 Nxc2
  34. 34.Ra8 Rxa8
  35. 35.Bxa8 Nxe1
  36. 36.Kxe1 Ke7
  37. 37.Be4 Kd6

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