Vassily Ivanchuk vs Magnus Carlsen

Legends of Chess Prelim · 2020 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Legends of Chess Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 5.2
Date 2020.07.25
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 61
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Final Position

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

8/2k5/1p6/p7/PnNK4/1P6/8/8 b - - 11 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 a6
  5. 5.e3 dxc4
  6. 6.a4 c5
  7. 7.Bxc4 Nc6
  8. 8.O-O cxd4
  9. 9.exd4 Be7
  10. 10.Re1 O-O
  11. 11.Bf4 Nd5
  12. 12.Bg3 Bb4
  13. 13.Rc1 Nce7
  14. 14.Qb3 a5
  15. 15.Bh4 f6
  16. 16.Bg3 Bd7
  17. 17.Re2 Rc8
  18. 18.Rcc2 Kh8
  19. 19.Nb5 Qb6
  20. 20.Bd3 Rfd8
  21. 21.h3 Be8
  22. 22.Rxc8 Rxc8
  23. 23.Rc2 Rxc2
  24. 24.Qxc2 Qc6
  25. 25.Qxc6 Bxc6
  26. 26.b3 Nf5
  27. 27.Bb8 Kg8
  28. 28.Na7 Bd7
  29. 29.Bb5 Bxb5
  30. 30.Nxb5 g5
  31. 31.Kf1 Kf7
  32. 32.Ke2 h5
  33. 33.Kd3 Kg6
  34. 34.g3 Kf7
  35. 35.Nd2 Bxd2
  36. 36.Kxd2 Ke7
  37. 37.g4 hxg4
  38. 38.hxg4 Nh4
  39. 39.Bg3 Kd7
  40. 40.Ke2 Ng6
  41. 41.f3 Ngf4+
  42. 42.Kd2 f5
  43. 43.Na3 fxg4
  44. 44.fxg4 Nf6
  45. 45.Ke3 Nxg4+
  46. 46.Kf3 Nh6
  47. 47.Bxf4 gxf4
  48. 48.Kxf4 Nf5
  49. 49.Ke5 Ne7
  50. 50.Nc4 Nc6+
  51. 51.Ke4 Kc7
  52. 52.Ne3 Kd6
  53. 53.Nc4+ Kc7
  54. 54.d5 exd5+
  55. 55.Kxd5 b6
  56. 56.Ke4 Nb4
  57. 57.Kd4 Nc6+
  58. 58.Kc3 Nb4
  59. 59.Kd4 Nc6+
  60. 60.Kc3 Nb4
  61. 61.Kd4

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