Vassily Ivanchuk vs Fabiano Caruana

Naroditsky Mem Rapid 2026 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 78 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Naroditsky Mem Rapid 2026
Site Charlotte USA
Round 3.1
Date 2026.07.03
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 78
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Final Position

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

4Q2k/3K4/8/1p5P/8/5P2/6P1/qn6 b - - 4 78

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.a4 Nc6
  7. 7.Be2 e5
  8. 8.Nb3 Be6
  9. 9.Be3 Rc8
  10. 10.a5 Be7
  11. 11.O-O O-O
  12. 12.Re1 Nb4
  13. 13.Bb6 Qd7
  14. 14.Bf3 h6
  15. 15.h3 Bd8
  16. 16.Be3 Be7
  17. 17.Re2 Rc4
  18. 18.Rd2 Rfc8
  19. 19.Nc1 Rxc3
  20. 20.bxc3 Rxc3
  21. 21.Nd3 Nc6
  22. 22.Nc5 Qc7
  23. 23.Nxe6 fxe6
  24. 24.Bb6 Qc8
  25. 25.Rb1 Rc4
  26. 26.Rxd6 Bxd6
  27. 27.Qxd6 Rxc2
  28. 28.Bd1 Rc3
  29. 29.Bb3 Kf7
  30. 30.f3 Ne8
  31. 31.Qd2 Ne7
  32. 32.Bd1 Nf6
  33. 33.Kh2 Ng6
  34. 34.Qd8 Nf4
  35. 35.Qxc8 Rxc8
  36. 36.Be3 Rc7
  37. 37.Kg1 g5
  38. 38.Kf2 h5
  39. 39.Bb6 Rd7
  40. 40.Be3 h4
  41. 41.Be2 Rc7
  42. 42.Bf1 N6h5
  43. 43.Rc1 Rd7
  44. 44.Rc2 Ng3
  45. 45.Bc4 Rd1
  46. 46.Ba7 Rb1
  47. 47.Ba2 Rd1
  48. 48.Bc4 Kf6
  49. 49.Bb6 Rb1
  50. 50.Bd8+ Kg6
  51. 51.Bc7 Ra1
  52. 52.Ke3 Ra3+
  53. 53.Kf2 Ra1
  54. 54.Ke3 Kf7
  55. 55.Bxe5 Rxa5
  56. 56.Bxf4 Ra3+
  57. 57.Kd4 gxf4
  58. 58.Ke5 Ra5+
  59. 59.Kxf4 Kf6
  60. 60.Kg4 Rc5
  61. 61.Kxh4 Nf1
  62. 62.e5+ Ke7
  63. 63.Bd3 Rxc2
  64. 64.Bxc2 Ne3
  65. 65.Be4 b5
  66. 66.Kg5 a5
  67. 67.h4 a4
  68. 68.h5 Kf7
  69. 69.Bg6+ Kg8
  70. 70.Kf6 a3
  71. 71.Bb1 Nd5+
  72. 72.Kxe6 Nc3
  73. 73.Kd7 Nxb1
  74. 74.e6 a2
  75. 75.e7 a1=Q
  76. 76.e8=Q+ Kh7
  77. 77.Qg6+ Kh8
  78. 78.Qe8+

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