Vassily Ivanchuk vs Sergey Karjakin

Corus A · 2006 · English Opening · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 13
Date 2006.01.29
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/4P3/2b2Kp1/2B2n1p/7P/3B2P1/8/8 b - - 0 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.e3 Bb4
  5. 5.Qc2 Bxc3
  6. 6.Qxc3 Qe7
  7. 7.a3 d5
  8. 8.d4 exd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 Nxd4
  10. 10.Qxd4 c5
  11. 11.Qh4 Be6
  12. 12.cxd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.Qxe7+ Nxe7
  14. 14.Bb5+ Bd7
  15. 15.Be2 f6
  16. 16.e4 Kf7
  17. 17.Be3 Rhc8
  18. 18.f3 Be6
  19. 19.Rc1 b6
  20. 20.Ba6 Rd8
  21. 21.b4 cxb4
  22. 22.axb4 Bc8
  23. 23.Be2 Be6
  24. 24.Kf2 Rac8
  25. 25.Ra1 Nc6
  26. 26.Ba6 Rb8
  27. 27.Bb5 Nxb4
  28. 28.Rxa7+ Kg8
  29. 29.Re7 Bf7
  30. 30.Ra1 Ra8
  31. 31.Rd7 Rdc8
  32. 32.Rxa8 Rxa8
  33. 33.Bxb6 h6
  34. 34.Kg3 Rc8
  35. 35.Rd6 Be8
  36. 36.Be2 Rc6
  37. 37.Rxc6 Nxc6
  38. 38.Kf4 Ne5
  39. 39.Bc7 Bd7
  40. 40.Ke3 Kf8
  41. 41.Kd4 Nf7
  42. 42.Ba5 Ne5
  43. 43.Bb4+ Ke8
  44. 44.Kc5 Ng6
  45. 45.Bd2 Ne5
  46. 46.Kd6 Ba4
  47. 47.f4 Nf7+
  48. 48.Kc7 Bd7
  49. 49.Bb4 Ba4
  50. 50.Bc4 Nh8
  51. 51.g3 Nf7
  52. 52.h4 Nh8
  53. 53.Bd6 Ng6
  54. 54.Be2 Nh8
  55. 55.Bc4 Ng6
  56. 56.e5 fxe5
  57. 57.fxe5 Ne7
  58. 58.e6 g6
  59. 59.Bc5 Nf5
  60. 60.Bd3 Ne7
  61. 61.Kd6 h5
  62. 62.Ke5 Nf5
  63. 63.Kf6 Bc6
  64. 64.e7

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