Vassily Ivanchuk vs Fabiano Caruana

GM · 2009 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event GM
Site Biel SUI
Round 3
Date 2009.07.21
Opening Four Knights Game (C48)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5b2/R4p2/4P1k1/3B3p/3P4/p6P/P3K3/5r2 b - - 4 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Nd4
  5. 5.Ba4 c6
  6. 6.Nxe5 d5
  7. 7.d3 Bd6
  8. 8.Nf3 Bg4
  9. 9.Be3 Nxf3+
  10. 10.gxf3 Bh5
  11. 11.exd5 O-O
  12. 12.dxc6 bxc6
  13. 13.Rg1 Nd5
  14. 14.Nxd5 cxd5
  15. 15.Rg5 d4
  16. 16.Rxh5 dxe3
  17. 17.fxe3 g6
  18. 18.Rh3 Qb6
  19. 19.Kf2 Qxb2
  20. 20.d4 Rac8
  21. 21.Bb3 Rxc2+
  22. 22.Qxc2 Qxa1
  23. 23.f4 Qh1
  24. 24.Qc4 a5
  25. 25.Qf1 Qxf1+
  26. 26.Kxf1 Kg7
  27. 27.f5 gxf5
  28. 28.Bc2 Rc8
  29. 29.Bxf5 Rc1+
  30. 30.Ke2 h6
  31. 31.Be4 a4
  32. 32.Rh4 a3
  33. 33.Rg4+ Kf6
  34. 34.h3 Bc7
  35. 35.Bd5 Rc2+
  36. 36.Kd3 Rf2
  37. 37.Rg8 Bd6
  38. 38.Ra8 Kg7
  39. 39.Ra6 Bb4
  40. 40.Ra7 Bf8
  41. 41.e4 h5
  42. 42.Ke3 Rf6
  43. 43.e5 Rf5
  44. 44.Ke4 Rf2
  45. 45.Ke3 Rf5
  46. 46.Ke4 Rf2
  47. 47.e6 Kg6
  48. 48.Ke3 Rf1
  49. 49.Ke2

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