Vassily Ivanchuk vs Anish Giri

Unive Crown · 2009 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Unive Crown
Site Hoogeveen NED
Round 4
Date 2009.10.22
Opening English Opening (A11)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

r3k2r/3n1pp1/p3p1pq/3P4/Q1pP4/2N1KPP1/PPR5/2R5 w kq - 7 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.cxd5 cxd5
  5. 5.Bf4 Nc6
  6. 6.e3 Bf5
  7. 7.Nf3 e6
  8. 8.Bb5 Nd7
  9. 9.Qa4 Qb6
  10. 10.Nh4 Be4
  11. 11.O-O a6
  12. 12.Rac1 Be7
  13. 13.f3 Bg6
  14. 14.Nxg6 hxg6
  15. 15.Bxc6 bxc6
  16. 16.Rc2 c5
  17. 17.Rfc1 c4
  18. 18.e4 Bd6
  19. 19.Bxd6 Qxd6
  20. 20.exd5 Qxh2+
  21. 21.Kf1 Qh1+
  22. 22.Kf2 Qh4+
  23. 23.g3 Qh2+
  24. 24.Ke3 Qh6+
  25. 25.Kf2 Qh2+
  26. 26.Ke3 Qh6+

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