Vassily Ivanchuk vs Fabiano Caruana

77th Tata Steel GpA · 2015 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 77th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 12.6
Date 2015.01.24
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D91)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

8/p4p2/4b1k1/R6p/8/5P1P/r5P1/4B1K1 b - - 1 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.d4 g6
  3. 3.c4 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 d5
  5. 5.Bg5 Ne4
  6. 6.Bf4 Nxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 c5
  8. 8.cxd5 Qxd5
  9. 9.e3 cxd4
  10. 10.cxd4 O-O
  11. 11.Be2 Qa5+
  12. 12.Qd2 Qxd2+
  13. 13.Kxd2 Nc6
  14. 14.Rhc1 Rd8
  15. 15.Ke1 Bf5
  16. 16.h3 h5
  17. 17.Nh4 Bc8
  18. 18.Bc4 Nxd4
  19. 19.Bc7 Rd7
  20. 20.exd4 Rxd4
  21. 21.Nxg6 Re4+
  22. 22.Kf1 Bxa1
  23. 23.Bd5 Bf5
  24. 24.Bxe4 Bxe4
  25. 25.Nxe7+ Kf8
  26. 26.Rxa1 Bd3+
  27. 27.Kg1 Kxe7
  28. 28.Re1+ Kf6
  29. 29.Bg3 Rc8
  30. 30.Bh4+ Kg7
  31. 31.Re3 Bg6
  32. 32.Bg3 Rc4
  33. 33.f3 Bf5
  34. 34.Re7 Be6
  35. 35.Rxb7 Ra4
  36. 36.Rb5 Kg6
  37. 37.Be1 Rxa2
  38. 38.Ra5

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