Vassily Ivanchuk vs Sergey Karjakin

11th Kings Blitz 2017 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event 11th Kings Blitz 2017
Site Medias ROU
Round 7.2
Date 2017.11.28
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2k5/7R/1p4r1/pKb5/P7/1P1R4/8/8 b - - 26 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.b3 Bb4+
  6. 6.Bd2 Be7
  7. 7.Bg2 d5
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Nc3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Re8
  11. 11.Qc2 c5
  12. 12.Rfd1 Nc6
  13. 13.Be3 Rc8
  14. 14.Qf5 g6
  15. 15.Qf4 cxd4
  16. 16.Nxd4 Bd6
  17. 17.Nxc6 Rxc6
  18. 18.Qa4 Rxc3
  19. 19.Qxa6 Rcxe3
  20. 20.fxe3 Bc5
  21. 21.Bf3 Qe7
  22. 22.Kg2 h5
  23. 23.Qd3 h4
  24. 24.Bxd5 Nxd5
  25. 25.Qxd5 Qxe3
  26. 26.Qf3 Qxe2+
  27. 27.Qxe2 Rxe2+
  28. 28.Kh3 hxg3
  29. 29.hxg3 a5
  30. 30.Rd7 Rf2
  31. 31.a4 Kg7
  32. 32.Rad1 Kh6
  33. 33.R1d3 f5
  34. 34.g4 Kg5
  35. 35.gxf5 gxf5
  36. 36.Rc3 Kf4
  37. 37.Rc4+ Ke5
  38. 38.Rd3 f4
  39. 39.Kg4 Be3
  40. 40.Rd8 Bc5
  41. 41.Re8+ Kd5
  42. 42.Rxf4 Rg2+
  43. 43.Kf3 Rb2
  44. 44.Rd8+ Kc6
  45. 45.Rd3 Kc7
  46. 46.Rf5 Kc6
  47. 47.Rh5 Kc7
  48. 48.Rc3 Kc6
  49. 49.Ke4 Rd2
  50. 50.Rh6+ Kc7
  51. 51.Rd3 Re2+
  52. 52.Kd5 Rg2
  53. 53.Rh7+ Kc8
  54. 54.Kc6 Rg6+
  55. 55.Kb5

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