Vassily Ivanchuk vs Magnus Carlsen

World Blitz · 2009 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 1
Date 2009.11.16
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A46)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/5n1k/7r/P6K/2P3PP/5R2/8 w - - 1 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Bg5 e6
  3. 3.Nd2 h6
  4. 4.Bh4 c5
  5. 5.e3 cxd4
  6. 6.exd4 b6
  7. 7.Ngf3 Bb7
  8. 8.Bd3 Be7
  9. 9.O-O d6
  10. 10.Re1 Nbd7
  11. 11.a4 a6
  12. 12.c3 O-O
  13. 13.Nc4 Qc7
  14. 14.Ne3 Rfe8
  15. 15.Bc2 Bf8
  16. 16.Qe2 Bc6
  17. 17.Bd3 Qb7
  18. 18.Nc2 e5
  19. 19.dxe5 dxe5
  20. 20.Bf5 g6
  21. 21.Bh3 g5
  22. 22.Bxd7 Nxd7
  23. 23.Bg3 f5
  24. 24.Nxe5 f4
  25. 25.Bxf4 gxf4
  26. 26.Qg4+ Bg7
  27. 27.Nxc6 Qxc6
  28. 28.Nd4 Qb7
  29. 29.Nf5 Nf6
  30. 30.Qg6 Kf8
  31. 31.Rxe8+ Nxe8
  32. 32.Nxh6 Nf6
  33. 33.Nf5 Qf7
  34. 34.Qg5 Qd7
  35. 35.Qxf4 Re8
  36. 36.Qb4+ Kg8
  37. 37.Nxg7 Kxg7
  38. 38.Qxb6 Qd2
  39. 39.h3 Re2
  40. 40.Qxa6 Qxb2
  41. 41.Rd1 Qc2
  42. 42.Rd4 Re1+
  43. 43.Kh2 Qxf2
  44. 44.Qa7+ Kh6
  45. 45.Qc7 Qg1+
  46. 46.Kg3 Re3+
  47. 47.Kh4 Qf2+
  48. 48.g3 Rf3
  49. 49.Qe5 Rf5
  50. 50.Rf4 Rxe5
  51. 51.Rxf2 Rh5#

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