Vassily Ivanchuk vs Alexander Grischuk

FIDE World Cup 2011 · English Opening · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Cup 2011
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 6.4
Date 2011.09.14
Opening English Opening (A30)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5R1p/kp6/3N2P1/b1P1p2P/P7/3rB3/1K6 b - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 e6
  5. 5.g3 Qb6
  6. 6.Nc2 Ne5
  7. 7.b3 Qc6
  8. 8.f3 Nf6
  9. 9.Bb2 Qc7
  10. 10.Nc3 a6
  11. 11.f4 Ng6
  12. 12.e4 d6
  13. 13.Qf3 b6
  14. 14.O-O-O Bb7
  15. 15.Kb1 Be7
  16. 16.g4 e5
  17. 17.g5 Nd7
  18. 18.f5 Nf4
  19. 19.Rg1 g6
  20. 20.Ne3 Nc5
  21. 21.h4 Bc6
  22. 22.Rg4 Qb7
  23. 23.Rxf4 exf4
  24. 24.Ned5 O-O-O
  25. 25.b4 Na4
  26. 26.Nxa4 Bxa4
  27. 27.Rc1 Kb8
  28. 28.b5 gxf5
  29. 29.Qa3 fxe4
  30. 30.bxa6 Qxa6
  31. 31.Nxe7 Qa7
  32. 32.Bxh8 Rxh8
  33. 33.Qxd6+ Qc7
  34. 34.Qf6 Rd8
  35. 35.Nd5 Qd6
  36. 36.Qxf4 Qxf4
  37. 37.Nxf4 Rd2
  38. 38.Be2 Rd4
  39. 39.Nd5 Kb7
  40. 40.Rf1 Rd2
  41. 41.Rxf7+ Ka6
  42. 42.a3

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