Vassily Ivanchuk vs Fabiano Caruana

6th Kings Tournament · 2012 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th Kings Tournament
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 3.1
Date 2012.11.09
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C92)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

2br2k1/2q1rpb1/p1p1N1pp/Pp1n4/1P1PN3/Q5PP/1B3PB1/3RR1K1 b - - 0 34

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 d6
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Re8
  10. 10.d4 Bb7
  11. 11.Nbd2 Bf8
  12. 12.Bc2 h6
  13. 13.a3 Nb8
  14. 14.a4 Nbd7
  15. 15.Bd3 c6
  16. 16.b3 g6
  17. 17.Qc2 Nh5
  18. 18.Ba3 Nf4
  19. 19.Bf1 Rc8
  20. 20.Rad1 exd4
  21. 21.cxd4 Ne6
  22. 22.Qc3 Qb6
  23. 23.Qa1 Bg7
  24. 24.Bb2 d5
  25. 25.a5 Qc7
  26. 26.b4 dxe4
  27. 27.Nxe4 Nf4
  28. 28.Ne5 Nd5
  29. 29.Nd3 Rcd8
  30. 30.g3 Bc8
  31. 31.Bg2 Nf8
  32. 32.Qa3 Ne6
  33. 33.Ndc5 Re7
  34. 34.Nxe6

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