Vassily Ivanchuk vs Arjun Erigaisi

39th ECC Open 2024 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Arjun Erigaisi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 39th ECC Open 2024
Site Vrnjacka Banja SRB
Round 7.2
Date 2024.10.26
Opening Ruy Lopez (C63)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

5k2/6pp/5n2/2pqN3/8/2p1Q2P/1P4P1/6K1 w - - 0 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 f5
  4. 4.Nc3 fxe4
  5. 5.Nxe4 d5
  6. 6.Nxe5 dxe4
  7. 7.Nxc6 Qg5
  8. 8.Qe2 Nf6
  9. 9.f4 Qxf4
  10. 10.d4 Qd6
  11. 11.Ne5+ c6
  12. 12.Bc4 Be6
  13. 13.c3 Be7
  14. 14.Bg5 O-O
  15. 15.O-O Rae8
  16. 16.Rae1 c5
  17. 17.d5 Nxd5
  18. 18.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  19. 19.Bxe7+ Rxe7
  20. 20.Qxe4 Nf6
  21. 21.Qf4 Ke8
  22. 22.Qf1 a6
  23. 23.a4 Bd5
  24. 24.Bxd5 Qxd5
  25. 25.Nc4 Rxe1
  26. 26.Qxe1+ Kf7
  27. 27.Qe2 b5
  28. 28.axb5 axb5
  29. 29.Ne5+ Kf8
  30. 30.h3 b4
  31. 31.Qe3 bxc3

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