Vassily Ivanchuk vs Magnus Carlsen

18th Amber Blindfold · 2009 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 18th Amber Blindfold
Site Nice FRA
Round 2
Date 2009.03.15
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

4r1k1/4r1pp/1R3p2/8/2R5/5P1P/6PK/8 w - - 2 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Nxd5 exd5
  10. 10.a3 Nc6
  11. 11.Bd3 Bb6
  12. 12.O-O Bg4
  13. 13.h3 Bh5
  14. 14.b4 Re8
  15. 15.Rc1 a6
  16. 16.Bxa6 Rxa6
  17. 17.b5 Rxa3
  18. 18.bxc6 bxc6
  19. 19.Rxc6 Ra7
  20. 20.Qb3 Bxf3
  21. 21.Rxb6 Be2
  22. 22.Rb1 Bc4
  23. 23.Qc3 Rae7
  24. 24.f3 f6
  25. 25.Qd4 Qc8
  26. 26.e4 dxe4
  27. 27.Rc1 e3
  28. 28.Qxc4+ Qxc4
  29. 29.Rxc4 e2
  30. 30.Bg3 e1=Q+
  31. 31.Bxe1 Rxe1+
  32. 32.Kh2 R1e7

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