Vassily Ivanchuk vs Magnus Carlsen

19th Amber Rapid · 2010 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event 19th Amber Rapid
Site Nice FRA
Round 1
Date 2010.03.13
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B97)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4R3/1k4p1/5K1p/2r4P/6P1/2P5/8 w - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 Ng4
  7. 7.Bc1 Nf6
  8. 8.Bg5 e6
  9. 9.f4 Qb6
  10. 10.Qd2 Qxb2
  11. 11.Rb1 Qa3
  12. 12.f5 Nc6
  13. 13.fxe6 fxe6
  14. 14.Nxc6 bxc6
  15. 15.Be2 Be7
  16. 16.O-O O-O
  17. 17.Kh1 Ra7
  18. 18.Qe3 Rd7
  19. 19.Rb8 Kh8
  20. 20.e5 dxe5
  21. 21.Ne4 Qxe3
  22. 22.Bxe3 Rdd8
  23. 23.Bc5 Bxc5
  24. 24.Nxc5 Kg8
  25. 25.Bc4 Kf7
  26. 26.Rb6 Rd4
  27. 27.Bxe6+ Ke7
  28. 28.Rxc6 Nd7
  29. 29.Re1 Nxc5
  30. 30.Bxc8 Re4
  31. 31.Rc1 Rc4
  32. 32.Bxa6 Rc3
  33. 33.Bb5 Ne4
  34. 34.a4 Rxc6
  35. 35.Bxc6 Nc3
  36. 36.a5 Kd6
  37. 37.Bb7 Kc7
  38. 38.a6 e4
  39. 39.Re1 Kb6
  40. 40.Kg1 Rf5
  41. 41.Bxe4 Nxe4
  42. 42.Rxe4 Kxa6
  43. 43.Re7 Rg5
  44. 44.Kf2 Kb6
  45. 45.Kf3 h5
  46. 46.h4 Rf5+
  47. 47.Ke4 Rc5
  48. 48.g3 Rc4+
  49. 49.Kf5 g6+

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