Vassily Ivanchuk vs Sergey Karjakin

World Blitz · 2009 · Two Knights Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 40
Date 2009.11.18
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/5Q2/6pk/8/7P/6P1/2q4K/8 w - - 19 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.Bc4 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nxe4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 dxe4
  7. 7.Bxe4 Bd6
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Re1 Re8
  10. 10.d3 Bg4
  11. 11.h3 Bh5
  12. 12.c3 Bg6
  13. 13.Be3 Qd7
  14. 14.Nh4 f5
  15. 15.Bxc6 Qxc6
  16. 16.Nxg6 hxg6
  17. 17.d4 f4
  18. 18.dxe5 fxe3
  19. 19.exd6 exf2+
  20. 20.Kxf2 Qb6+
  21. 21.Qd4 Qxb2+
  22. 22.Kg3 cxd6
  23. 23.Rab1 Qa3
  24. 24.Rxb7 Re5
  25. 25.Rxe5 dxe5
  26. 26.Qxe5 Qf8
  27. 27.c4 Kh7
  28. 28.Re7 Rd8
  29. 29.Rxa7 Rd2
  30. 30.Kh2 Rc2
  31. 31.c5 Rxc5
  32. 32.Rxg7+ Kh6
  33. 33.Rg8 Qxg8
  34. 34.Qxc5 Qxa2
  35. 35.h4 Qe6
  36. 36.Qg5+ Kh7
  37. 37.Qf4 Qd5
  38. 38.Kg3 Qd3+
  39. 39.Kg4 Qd7+
  40. 40.Kf3 Qd1+
  41. 41.Kf2 Qc2+
  42. 42.Kg1 Qd1+
  43. 43.Kh2 Qd7
  44. 44.Qe5 Qa4
  45. 45.Kg3 Qb3+
  46. 46.Kf4 Qf7+
  47. 47.Kg5 Qd7
  48. 48.g3 Qd8+
  49. 49.Qf6 Qd5+
  50. 50.Kf4 Qc4+
  51. 51.Ke3 Qb3+
  52. 52.Kf2 Qa2+
  53. 53.Kg1 Qa3
  54. 54.Qf7+ Kh6
  55. 55.Kh2 Qc5
  56. 56.Kh3 Qc8+
  57. 57.Kh2 Qc2+

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