Vassily Ivanchuk vs Magnus Carlsen

24th ECC · 2008 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event 24th ECC
Site Kallithea GRE
Round 6
Date 2008.10.22
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D94)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2Q5/2P1kpb1/p3q1p1/8/6Pp/4P2P/P4PB1/2R3K1 b - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 g6
  5. 5.Nf3 Bg7
  6. 6.Bd3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Bg4
  8. 8.h3 Bxf3
  9. 9.Qxf3 e6
  10. 10.Rd1 Nbd7
  11. 11.Bd2 Re8
  12. 12.Rac1 Rc8
  13. 13.Be1 Qe7
  14. 14.Qe2 a6
  15. 15.b3 Rcd8
  16. 16.Qc2 Rc8
  17. 17.Bf1 Bf8
  18. 18.Qb1 Rcd8
  19. 19.g3 Bg7
  20. 20.Bg2 h5
  21. 21.Ne2 h4
  22. 22.g4 e5
  23. 23.Ba5 Rc8
  24. 24.dxe5 Nxe5
  25. 25.Bc3 dxc4
  26. 26.bxc4 Qc7
  27. 27.c5 Rcd8
  28. 28.Rxd8 Rxd8
  29. 29.Bxe5 Qxe5
  30. 30.Qxb7 Rd2
  31. 31.Nd4 Ne4
  32. 32.Nxc6 Qb2
  33. 33.Ne7+ Kf8
  34. 34.Qa8+ Kxe7
  35. 35.Qxe4+ Qe5
  36. 36.c6 Rd8
  37. 37.c7 Rc8
  38. 38.Qb7 Qe6
  39. 39.Qxc8

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