Vassily Ivanchuk vs Alexander Grischuk

FIDE World Cup 2011 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2011
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 6.2
Date 2011.09.13
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D39)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

3Q4/5pk1/4p3/4Pb1p/6rP/8/5KP1/8 b - - 4 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Bg5 Bb4+
  5. 5.Nc3 dxc4
  6. 6.e4 c5
  7. 7.e5 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Qa5
  9. 9.exf6 Bxc3+
  10. 10.bxc3 Qxg5
  11. 11.fxg7 Qxg7
  12. 12.Qd2 O-O
  13. 13.Bxc4 Rd8
  14. 14.Qe3 Bd7
  15. 15.O-O Nc6
  16. 16.Nf3 Ne7
  17. 17.Ne5 Ng6
  18. 18.f4 Rac8
  19. 19.Be2 Bc6
  20. 20.Bf3 Bd5
  21. 21.Kh1 b6
  22. 22.a4 h6
  23. 23.Rae1 Nxe5
  24. 24.fxe5 Qg5
  25. 25.Qf2 Bc4
  26. 26.h4 Qg7
  27. 27.Re4 Bxf1
  28. 28.Rg4 Bd3
  29. 29.Rxg7+ Kxg7
  30. 30.Bb7 Bf5
  31. 31.Bxc8 Rxc8
  32. 32.Qd4 h5
  33. 33.Kh2 Rc5
  34. 34.c4 Ra5
  35. 35.Qd7 Rc5
  36. 36.Qd4 Ra5
  37. 37.Qd8 Bg4
  38. 38.Kg3 Rxa4
  39. 39.Qc7 a5
  40. 40.Qxb6 Rxc4
  41. 41.Qxa5 Bf5
  42. 42.Qd8 Rg4+
  43. 43.Kf2

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