Vassily Ivanchuk vs Sergey Karjakin

Amber Rapid · 2008 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event Amber Rapid
Site Nice FRA
Round 4
Date 2008.03.18
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B87)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r4/2R5/8/5N2/1P3K1P/1kP2PP1/8/5r2 b - - 4 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.Bb3 b5
  8. 8.Bg5 Be7
  9. 9.Qf3 Qc7
  10. 10.e5 Bb7
  11. 11.exd6 Bxd6
  12. 12.Qe3 Bc5
  13. 13.O-O-O Nc6
  14. 14.Qxe6+ fxe6
  15. 15.Nxe6 Qe5
  16. 16.Nxg7+ Kf8
  17. 17.Ne6+ Kf7
  18. 18.Rhe1 Qxe1
  19. 19.Nxc5+ Kg6
  20. 20.Rxe1 Kxg5
  21. 21.Nxb7 Nd4
  22. 22.Nd6 Rhf8
  23. 23.f3 b4
  24. 24.Nce4+ Nxe4
  25. 25.Rxe4 Nxb3+
  26. 26.axb3 a5
  27. 27.Rg4+ Kf6
  28. 28.Ne4+ Ke5
  29. 29.Rh4 a4
  30. 30.bxa4 Rxa4
  31. 31.Nc5 Ra1+
  32. 32.Kd2 Rg8
  33. 33.g3 Rf1
  34. 34.Ke2 Rb1
  35. 35.Rxb4 Kd5
  36. 36.Ne4 Kc6
  37. 37.h4 Rh1
  38. 38.Rc4+ Kb6
  39. 39.b4 Rd8
  40. 40.Rc5 Ra8
  41. 41.c3 Ra2+
  42. 42.Ke3 Re1+
  43. 43.Kf4 Rf1
  44. 44.Rh5 Ra8
  45. 45.Rh6+ Kb5
  46. 46.Nd6+ Ka4
  47. 47.Rxh7 Kb3
  48. 48.Rc7 Rd8
  49. 49.Nf5

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