Vassily Ivanchuk vs Magnus Carlsen

XXII Rapid KO · 2009 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1/2-1/2 in 100 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event XXII Rapid KO
Site Leon ESP
Round 2.6
Date 2009.06.07
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 100
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Final Position

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

5k2/5R2/5n1K/8/8/8/8/6r1 b - - 105 100

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e5
  6. 6.Ndb5 d6
  7. 7.Bg5 a6
  8. 8.Na3 b5
  9. 9.Bxf6 gxf6
  10. 10.Nd5 Bg7
  11. 11.c3 f5
  12. 12.exf5 Bxf5
  13. 13.Nc2 O-O
  14. 14.Nce3 Be6
  15. 15.Bd3 f5
  16. 16.Bc2 f4
  17. 17.Qh5 Rf7
  18. 18.Bxh7+ Kf8
  19. 19.Bf5 Qe8
  20. 20.Bxe6 Qxe6
  21. 21.Qg4 Qh6
  22. 22.Nc2 e4
  23. 23.Qh3 Qxh3
  24. 24.gxh3 Ne5
  25. 25.O-O Nd3
  26. 26.a4 Rb8
  27. 27.Ncb4 bxa4
  28. 28.Rxa4 Nxb2
  29. 29.Rxa6 Nc4
  30. 30.Rfa1 Be5
  31. 31.Nc6 Rb5
  32. 32.R6a4 Nd2
  33. 33.Ra8+ Kg7
  34. 34.Nce7 Kh7
  35. 35.Kh1 Rg7
  36. 36.h4 e3
  37. 37.fxe3 Ne4
  38. 38.R8a2 Nxc3
  39. 39.exf4 Nxd5
  40. 40.fxe5 Nxe7
  41. 41.exd6 Nf5
  42. 42.Ra7 Nxd6
  43. 43.Rxg7+ Kxg7
  44. 44.Kg2 Nf5
  45. 45.Kf3 Nxh4+
  46. 46.Ke4 Ng6
  47. 47.h4 Nxh4
  48. 48.Rf1 Ng6
  49. 49.Rf5 Rb4+
  50. 50.Ke3 Ne7
  51. 51.Ra5 Kf6
  52. 52.Kd3 Ke6
  53. 53.Rh5 Nf5
  54. 54.Kc3 Rg4
  55. 55.Kd3 Ke5
  56. 56.Kc3 Rf4
  57. 57.Kd3 Kd5
  58. 58.Kc3 Rf3+
  59. 59.Kb4 Kc6
  60. 60.Rg5 Ne3
  61. 61.Rc5+ Kd6
  62. 62.Rh5 Nd5+
  63. 63.Kc4 Rf4+
  64. 64.Kd3 Rg4
  65. 65.Rf5 Kc5
  66. 66.Rh5 Rf4
  67. 67.Rg5 Rh4
  68. 68.Rf5 Rh3+
  69. 69.Ke2 Kd4
  70. 70.Rf8 Nc3+
  71. 71.Kf2 Ne4+
  72. 72.Kg2 Rg3+
  73. 73.Kh2 Ke3
  74. 74.Rf7 Rg8
  75. 75.Rf5 Ng5
  76. 76.Ra5 Nf3+
  77. 77.Kh3 Ng1+
  78. 78.Kh4 Ne2
  79. 79.Rg5 Rh8+
  80. 80.Kg4 Ke4
  81. 81.Rg7 Re8
  82. 82.Ra7 Rg8+
  83. 83.Kh4 Nd4
  84. 84.Kh3 Nf5
  85. 85.Ra4+ Kf3
  86. 86.Ra3+ Ne3
  87. 87.Kh4 Rg1
  88. 88.Kh5 Kf4
  89. 89.Ra4+ Ke5
  90. 90.Ra5+ Nd5
  91. 91.Rb5 Ke4
  92. 92.Ra5 Nf6+
  93. 93.Kh6 Ng8+
  94. 94.Kh5 Nf6+
  95. 95.Kh6 Kf4
  96. 96.Ra4+ Kf5
  97. 97.Ra5+ Ke6
  98. 98.Ra6+ Kf7
  99. 99.Ra7+ Kf8
  100. 100.Rf7+

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