Vassily Ivanchuk vs Magnus Carlsen

FIDE Candidates · 2013 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates
Site London ENG
Round 5.1
Date 2013.03.20
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D93)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/3K4/6k1/N7/8 b - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bf4 Bg7
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Qa5
  8. 8.Rc1 Rd8
  9. 9.Qa4 Qxc5
  10. 10.b4 Qc6
  11. 11.Qa3 dxc4
  12. 12.b5 Qb6
  13. 13.Bxc4 Be6
  14. 14.Bxe6 Qxe6
  15. 15.O-O Nbd7
  16. 16.Ng5 Qf5
  17. 17.Qxe7 Nh5
  18. 18.Rfd1 Nxf4
  19. 19.exf4 Bf8
  20. 20.Qe4 Qxe4
  21. 21.Ncxe4 Nb6
  22. 22.g3 Rxd1+
  23. 23.Rxd1 Be7
  24. 24.Nf3 Rc8
  25. 25.Ne5 Rc7
  26. 26.Kg2 f6
  27. 27.Nf3 Kf7
  28. 28.h4 Rc2
  29. 29.a4 Ra2
  30. 30.Nc3 Ra3
  31. 31.Rc1 Nxa4
  32. 32.Ne4 Rd3
  33. 33.Rc7 Ke6
  34. 34.Rxb7 Rd7
  35. 35.Rb8 Rd8
  36. 36.Rb7 Rd7
  37. 37.Rxd7 Kxd7
  38. 38.Nd4 f5
  39. 39.Ng5 Bxg5
  40. 40.fxg5 Nc3
  41. 41.h5 gxh5
  42. 42.Kh3 Kd6
  43. 43.Kh4 Kd5
  44. 44.Nxf5 Nxb5
  45. 45.Kxh5 Ke4
  46. 46.Ne3 Nd6
  47. 47.Kh6 Nf7+
  48. 48.Kxh7 Nxg5+
  49. 49.Kg6 Nh3
  50. 50.Nd1 Kf3
  51. 51.Kf5 Nxf2
  52. 52.Nxf2 Kxg3
  53. 53.Nd1 a5
  54. 54.Ke4 a4
  55. 55.Kd4 a3
  56. 56.Nc3 a2
  57. 57.Nxa2

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