Vassily Ivanchuk vs Sergey Karjakin

19th Amber Rapid · 2010 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 19th Amber Rapid
Site Nice FRA
Round 3
Date 2010.03.15
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

6k1/5p2/8/pB4p1/8/1Pb1P1P1/5P2/6K1 w - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bg4
  5. 5.h3 Bxf3
  6. 6.Qxf3 e6
  7. 7.Nc3 Nbd7
  8. 8.Bd3 Bb4
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Rd1 Re8
  11. 11.Qe2 a6
  12. 12.Bd2 Ba5
  13. 13.Be1 Bc7
  14. 14.Rac1 Qe7
  15. 15.Qc2 Rad8
  16. 16.Qb3 dxc4
  17. 17.Bxc4 Nb6
  18. 18.Bf1 e5
  19. 19.dxe5 Qxe5
  20. 20.g3 Rxd1
  21. 21.Rxd1 Rd8
  22. 22.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  23. 23.Bg2 Qc7
  24. 24.Ne2 Nbd7
  25. 25.Bc3 Be7
  26. 26.Qc2 g6
  27. 27.b3 Bd6
  28. 28.Nf4 Ne8
  29. 29.Nd3 Ng7
  30. 30.Bb2 Be7
  31. 31.h4 Bf6
  32. 32.Ba3 Nf5
  33. 33.Bh3 Nd6
  34. 34.h5 Nb5
  35. 35.Bb4 a5
  36. 36.Be1 Ne5
  37. 37.Nxe5 Qxe5
  38. 38.hxg6 hxg6
  39. 39.Bf1 Nc3
  40. 40.a4 b5
  41. 41.Bxc3 Qxc3
  42. 42.Qxc3 Bxc3
  43. 43.axb5 cxb5
  44. 44.Bxb5 g5

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