Vassily Ivanchuk vs Magnus Carlsen

XXII Rapid KO · 2009 · Sicilian, Dragon · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event XXII Rapid KO
Site Leon ESP
Round 2.1
Date 2009.06.07
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B76)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

1k6/8/8/8/6p1/3K4/8/8 b - - 1 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 g6
  6. 6.Be3 Bg7
  7. 7.f3 Nc6
  8. 8.Qd2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O-O d5
  10. 10.exd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.Nxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.Bd4 Bxd4
  13. 13.Qxd4 Qb6
  14. 14.Na4 Qc7
  15. 15.Bc4 Rd8
  16. 16.Bb3 Bf5
  17. 17.g4 Nf4
  18. 18.Qe3 Be6
  19. 19.h4 Bxb3
  20. 20.axb3 Ng2
  21. 21.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  22. 22.Qe4 Qf4+
  23. 23.Qxf4 Nxf4
  24. 24.Nc3 h5
  25. 25.Re1 hxg4
  26. 26.fxg4 Ne6
  27. 27.Ne4 Kg7
  28. 28.b4 Rh8
  29. 29.Ng5 Nxg5
  30. 30.hxg5 e6
  31. 31.Re4 Rb8
  32. 32.Rc4 Rb5
  33. 33.Rxc6 Rxb4
  34. 34.c4 a5
  35. 35.Kb1 e5
  36. 36.Rc5 e4
  37. 37.Rxa5 Rxc4
  38. 38.Re5 e3
  39. 39.Rxe3 Rxg4
  40. 40.Re5 f5
  41. 41.gxf6+ Kxf6
  42. 42.Re8 g5
  43. 43.Kc2 Rf4
  44. 44.Rf8+ Ke5
  45. 45.Rxf4 Kxf4
  46. 46.b4 g4
  47. 47.b5 Ke5
  48. 48.b6 Kd6
  49. 49.b7 Kc7
  50. 50.b8=Q+ Kxb8
  51. 51.Kd3

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