Vassily Ivanchuk vs Sergey Karjakin

Corus A · 2009 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 8
Date 2009.01.25
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2R5/5r1p/B3n1pk/4B3/4P3/2p1K3/b1P3PP/8 b - - 2 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 a6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Be6
  10. 10.Qd2 Nbd7
  11. 11.a4 Qc7
  12. 12.Rfd1 Rac8
  13. 13.a5 Nc5
  14. 14.Nxc5 dxc5
  15. 15.Qe1 Rfd8
  16. 16.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  17. 17.f3 c4
  18. 18.Na4 Nd7
  19. 19.Qc3 f6
  20. 20.b3 Rc8
  21. 21.b4 Qc6
  22. 22.Qa3 f5
  23. 23.b5 axb5
  24. 24.Qxe7 bxa4
  25. 25.Rd1 Nf8
  26. 26.Rd6 Re8
  27. 27.Rxc6 Rxe7
  28. 28.Bc5 Rd7
  29. 29.Rb6 fxe4
  30. 30.fxe4 c3
  31. 31.Kf2 Ba2
  32. 32.a6 bxa6
  33. 33.Rb8 Rf7+
  34. 34.Ke3 g6
  35. 35.Bd6 Rf6
  36. 36.Rd8 a3
  37. 37.Bxa3 Kg7
  38. 38.Bd6 Rf7
  39. 39.Bxe5+ Kh6
  40. 40.Bxa6 Ne6
  41. 41.Rc8

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