Vassily Ivanchuk vs Sergey Karjakin

Corus A · 2010 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 11
Date 2010.01.29
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

7k/1pp5/5p2/N2P1P2/P3PQ2/1P4pq/7P/7K w - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 a6
  8. 8.a4 Bd7
  9. 9.Qxc4 Bc6
  10. 10.Bf4 a5
  11. 11.Nc3 Na6
  12. 12.Ne5 Bxg2
  13. 13.Kxg2 Nd5
  14. 14.Rad1 Nxf4+
  15. 15.gxf4 Bd6
  16. 16.e3 Qh4
  17. 17.Qe2 f6
  18. 18.Nc4 g5
  19. 19.d5 e5
  20. 20.f5 Nc5
  21. 21.e4 Rf7
  22. 22.Kh1 Nb3
  23. 23.Nb5 Nd4
  24. 24.Nxd4 exd4
  25. 25.f3 Qh3
  26. 26.Rf2 h5
  27. 27.Rg2 Bf4
  28. 28.Rxd4 Kh8
  29. 29.Rd3 Rh7
  30. 30.Rc3 Rd8
  31. 31.Rd3 Ra8
  32. 32.b3 Qh4
  33. 33.Qf2 Qh3
  34. 34.Rd1 Rg7
  35. 35.Rdg1 Rag8
  36. 36.Nxa5 g4
  37. 37.fxg4 Rxg4
  38. 38.Rxg4 Rxg4
  39. 39.Rxg4 hxg4
  40. 40.Qxf4 g3

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