Vassily Ivanchuk vs Alireza Firouzja

C'Chartres Rapid&Blitz m · 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 72 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event C'Chartres Rapid&Blitz m
Site Europe-Echecs INT
Round 5
Date 2020.12.06
Opening Ruy Lopez (C72)
Moves 72
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Final Position

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

8/8/5k2/6n1/7K/8/8/8 w - - 0 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 d6
  5. 5.O-O Bd7
  6. 6.Re1 g5
  7. 7.d4 g4
  8. 8.d5 Nce7
  9. 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  10. 10.Nfd2 f5
  11. 11.exf5 Nxd5
  12. 12.Qxg4 O-O-O
  13. 13.Qf3 Ngf6
  14. 14.Na3 Ne7
  15. 15.Nb3 Rg8
  16. 16.Rd1 e4
  17. 17.Qh3 Rg4
  18. 18.Nc4 Nxf5
  19. 19.Ne5 dxe5
  20. 20.Rxd7 Rxd7
  21. 21.Be3 h5
  22. 22.Kf1 Rf7
  23. 23.Rd1 Bd6
  24. 24.Bc5 e3
  25. 25.f3 Rf4
  26. 26.Bxe3 Nd5
  27. 27.Rxd5 Rh4
  28. 28.Qxh4 Nxh4
  29. 29.Nd2 Nf5
  30. 30.Bf2 Ne7
  31. 31.Rd3 Ng6
  32. 32.Ne4 Be7
  33. 33.Be3 Nh4
  34. 34.Rd5 Ng6
  35. 35.a4 h4
  36. 36.Ke2 Rf5
  37. 37.c3 Rh5
  38. 38.b4 Rf5
  39. 39.b5 axb5
  40. 40.axb5 b6
  41. 41.c4 Rh5
  42. 42.c5 bxc5
  43. 43.Nxc5 Bxc5
  44. 44.Rxc5 Kd7
  45. 45.Kd3 Nh8
  46. 46.g4 hxg3
  47. 47.hxg3 Nf7
  48. 48.g4 Rh3
  49. 49.Ke2 Rh2+
  50. 50.Kf1 Rb2
  51. 51.g5 Rb3
  52. 52.Kf2 Rb2+
  53. 53.Kg3 Ke6
  54. 54.Rxc7 Rxb5
  55. 55.Rc6+ Kd5
  56. 56.Ra6 Nd6
  57. 57.Kg4 Rb4+
  58. 58.Kh5 Rb3
  59. 59.g6 Ne8
  60. 60.Bg5 Rxf3
  61. 61.Ra8 Ng7+
  62. 62.Kg4 Rf1
  63. 63.Ra5+ Ke4
  64. 64.Ra4+ Kd5
  65. 65.Ra7 Rg1+
  66. 66.Kh4 Ne6
  67. 67.Ra5+ Ke4
  68. 68.Bf6 Rxg6
  69. 69.Bxe5 Rg5
  70. 70.Ra4+ Kxe5
  71. 71.Ra5+ Kf6
  72. 72.Rxg5 Nxg5

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