Vassily Ivanchuk vs Magnus Carlsen

XXII Rapid KO · 2009 · Sicilian, Dragon · 1-0 in 63 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event XXII Rapid KO
Site Leon ESP
Round 2.3
Date 2009.06.07
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B76)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5B2/5p2/7P/3kbP2/K5P1/8/8 b - - 0 63

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.Bc4 Qxd4
  15. 15.Rxd4 Nxc3
  16. 16.bxc3 Rb8
  17. 17.Re1 Rb7
  18. 18.Re5 Rc7
  19. 19.a4 Kg7
  20. 20.a5 Kf6
  21. 21.Rc5 e6
  22. 22.h4 h6
  23. 23.f4 h5
  24. 24.Kd2 Ke7
  25. 25.Ke3 Rd8
  26. 26.g3 Rd6
  27. 27.Kd3 Rdd7
  28. 28.Kd2 Rd6
  29. 29.Ke3 Rdd7
  30. 30.Rd3 Rd6
  31. 31.Ke4 Rdd7
  32. 32.Kf3 Rd6
  33. 33.Ke3 Rdd7
  34. 34.Bb3 Rd6
  35. 35.Ba4 Ba6
  36. 36.Rd4 Bf1
  37. 37.Kf2 Ba6
  38. 38.Kf3 Bb7
  39. 39.Ke3 Rd5
  40. 40.Rdxd5 exd5
  41. 41.a6 Bxa6
  42. 42.Rxc6 Rxc6
  43. 43.Bxc6 Kd6
  44. 44.Be8 Bc4
  45. 45.Kd4 a5
  46. 46.Ba4 f6
  47. 47.Ke3 Ke7
  48. 48.Kd2 Ke6
  49. 49.Ke3 Ke7
  50. 50.Bc6 Kd6
  51. 51.Be8 Ke6
  52. 52.Bxg6 a4
  53. 53.Kd2 Be2
  54. 54.Kc1 a3
  55. 55.Kb1 d4
  56. 56.cxd4 Kd5
  57. 57.c3 Kc4
  58. 58.Ka2 Kxc3
  59. 59.d5 Bc4+
  60. 60.Kxa3 Bxd5
  61. 61.Bxh5 Be4
  62. 62.Bf7 Kd4
  63. 63.h5

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