Vassily Ivanchuk vs Anish Giri

20th Amber Rapid · 2011 · Caro-Kann, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 20th Amber Rapid
Site Monaco MNC
Round 2
Date 2011.03.13
Opening Caro-Kann, Exchange (B13)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

3R4/p3r1pp/5p2/3p1k2/5P2/P4K1P/1P3P2/8 b - - 12 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c6
  2. 2.e4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 cxd5
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Nf3 Bg4
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Qb3 Bxf3
  9. 9.gxf3 e6
  10. 10.Qxb7 Nxd4
  11. 11.Bb5+ Nxb5
  12. 12.Qc6+ Ke7
  13. 13.Qxb5 Qd7
  14. 14.Nxd5+ Qxd5
  15. 15.Bg5+ f6
  16. 16.Qxd5 exd5
  17. 17.Be3 Ke6
  18. 18.O-O-O Bb4
  19. 19.Kb1 Rhc8
  20. 20.a3 Bc5
  21. 21.Rhe1 Bxe3
  22. 22.Rxe3+ Kd6
  23. 23.Rde1 Rc4
  24. 24.h3 Rd8
  25. 25.Re6+ Kc7
  26. 26.Rc1 Rd6
  27. 27.Re8 Rxc1+
  28. 28.Kxc1 Rc6+
  29. 29.Kd2 Kd6
  30. 30.Ra8 Rc7
  31. 31.Ke3 Ke5
  32. 32.f4+ Kf5
  33. 33.Rd8 Re7+
  34. 34.Kf3 Ke6
  35. 35.Ke3 Kf5+
  36. 36.Kf3 Ke6
  37. 37.Ke3 Kf5+
  38. 38.Kf3

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