Vassily Ivanchuk vs Sergey Karjakin

SportAccord Rapid Men 2012 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 0-1 in 47 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 0-1
Event SportAccord Rapid Men 2012
Site Beijing CHN
Round 4.7
Date 2012.12.14
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6p1/8/1p2kPPp/1p5P/8/PpK5/8 w - - 2 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.c3 O-O
  7. 7.h3 Ne7
  8. 8.d4 Bb6
  9. 9.Bd3 d5
  10. 10.dxe5 Nxe4
  11. 11.Nbd2 f5
  12. 12.exf6 Nxf6
  13. 13.Re1 Bf5
  14. 14.Nf1 Bxd3
  15. 15.Qxd3 Ng6
  16. 16.Be3 Ne4
  17. 17.Bxb6 axb6
  18. 18.Ng3 Nxg3
  19. 19.fxg3 Qd6
  20. 20.Kh2 c6
  21. 21.c4 Rad8
  22. 22.Rad1 Qf6
  23. 23.cxd5 Ne7
  24. 24.Re6 Qxe6
  25. 25.dxe6 Rxd3
  26. 26.Rxd3 Nd5
  27. 27.Ra3 Rb8
  28. 28.Ne5 h6
  29. 29.Ng6 Re8
  30. 30.Nf4 Nxf4
  31. 31.gxf4 Rxe6
  32. 32.Ra7 Re7
  33. 33.Kg3 Kf7
  34. 34.Kf3 b5
  35. 35.Ra8 b4
  36. 36.Rc8 Ke6
  37. 37.Rd8 Rd7
  38. 38.f5+ Ke7
  39. 39.Rxd7+ Kxd7
  40. 40.Ke4 Kd6
  41. 41.g4 c5
  42. 42.h4 c4
  43. 43.Kd4 b5
  44. 44.g5 h5
  45. 45.Ke4 c3
  46. 46.Kd3 cxb2
  47. 47.Kc2 Ke5

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