Vassily Ivanchuk vs Magnus Carlsen

World Rapid 2016 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event World Rapid 2016
Site Doha QAT
Round 7.1
Date 2016.12.27
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3k4/p2r2p1/6K1/R5P1/1P1n1PB1/P7/8/8 b - - 6 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Qc2 e6
  5. 5.Nbd2 dxc4
  6. 6.Nxc4 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.a3 O-O
  9. 9.b4 Be7
  10. 10.Bb2 Qc7
  11. 11.Rc1 Nbd7
  12. 12.e4 b5
  13. 13.Na5 Qxc2
  14. 14.Rxc2 Nxe4
  15. 15.Bxb5 Nd6
  16. 16.Bc6 Rb8
  17. 17.O-O Nb6
  18. 18.Rd1 Rd8
  19. 19.Ne5 f6
  20. 20.Bf3 fxe5
  21. 21.Nc6 Bb7
  22. 22.Nxe7+ Kf8
  23. 23.Bxe5 Nbc4
  24. 24.Bxd6 Nxd6
  25. 25.Nc6 Bxc6
  26. 26.Rxc6 Nb5
  27. 27.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  28. 28.Ra6 Rc8
  29. 29.h4 Rc7
  30. 30.Bg4 e5
  31. 31.Ra5 Nd6
  32. 32.Rxe5 Nc4
  33. 33.Rf5+ Ke7
  34. 34.Rf3 Ne5
  35. 35.Re3 Kd6
  36. 36.Be2 h6
  37. 37.f4 Rc1+
  38. 38.Kf2 Nd7
  39. 39.Bf3 Rc2+
  40. 40.Kg3 Ra2
  41. 41.Rd3+ Ke7
  42. 42.Rc3 Kd8
  43. 43.Kg4 Rd2
  44. 44.Rc6 Rd3
  45. 45.Ra6 Nf6+
  46. 46.Kf5 Rd7
  47. 47.g4 Ne8
  48. 48.g5 hxg5
  49. 49.hxg5 Nd6+
  50. 50.Kg6 Nb5
  51. 51.Ra5 Nd4
  52. 52.Bg4

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