Vassily Ivanchuk vs Magnus Carlsen

FIDE World Cup 2023 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event FIDE World Cup 2023
Site Baku AZE
Round 5.2
Date 2023.08.13
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5b2/5kpp/8/8/1pK5/7P/3B2P1/8 w - - 4 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.a4 Rb8
  9. 9.axb5 axb5
  10. 10.c3 d6
  11. 11.d4 exd4
  12. 12.cxd4 d5
  13. 13.e5 Ne4
  14. 14.Nc3 Nxc3
  15. 15.bxc3 Bf5
  16. 16.h3 Qd7
  17. 17.Be3 Nd8
  18. 18.Nd2 b4
  19. 19.c4 dxc4
  20. 20.Bxc4 c6
  21. 21.Qa4 Rb7
  22. 22.Nf1 Ne6
  23. 23.Ng3 Bg6
  24. 24.Red1 Nc7
  25. 25.Qb3 Nd5
  26. 26.Ra5 Ra7
  27. 27.Rda1 Rfa8
  28. 28.Rxa7 Rxa7
  29. 29.Rxa7 Qxa7
  30. 30.Ne2 Qa3
  31. 31.Bc1 Qxb3
  32. 32.Bxb3 Bd3
  33. 33.Nf4 Nxf4
  34. 34.Bxf4 c5
  35. 35.dxc5 Bxc5
  36. 36.e6 Kf8
  37. 37.exf7 Bg6
  38. 38.Kf1 Bxf7
  39. 39.Bxf7 Kxf7
  40. 40.Ke2 Bd4
  41. 41.Kd3 Bxf2
  42. 42.Bd2 Bc5
  43. 43.Kc4 Bf8

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