Vassily Ivanchuk vs Sergey Karjakin

11th Kings Blitz 2017 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event 11th Kings Blitz 2017
Site Medias ROU
Round 1.2
Date 2017.11.28
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/2k1N1p1/1n3p2/1R5p/2bKPP1P/2N3P1/P7/8 w - - 1 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Qc2 c5
  6. 6.cxd5 cxd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 O-O
  8. 8.Bg5 h6
  9. 9.Bh4 Nxd5
  10. 10.Bxe7 Nxe7
  11. 11.Rd1 Qb6
  12. 12.Qb3 Qa5
  13. 13.g3 e5
  14. 14.Qb5 Qc7
  15. 15.Nb3 Bd7
  16. 16.Qc5 Qxc5
  17. 17.Nxc5 Bc6
  18. 18.e4 b6
  19. 19.Nd3 Nd7
  20. 20.Bh3 Rad8
  21. 21.Bxd7 Bxd7
  22. 22.Nxe5 Bc8
  23. 23.f3 Ba6
  24. 24.Kf2 f6
  25. 25.Ng4 Nc6
  26. 26.Ne3 Nb4
  27. 27.Ned5 Nd3+
  28. 28.Kg2 Nxb2
  29. 29.Rd4 Kh8
  30. 30.h4 Nc4
  31. 31.Rhd1 Ne5
  32. 32.Ra4 Bc4
  33. 33.Rxa7 b5
  34. 34.Rb1 Ra8
  35. 35.Rxa8 Rxa8
  36. 36.Nb4 Ra3
  37. 37.Rc1 h5
  38. 38.Kf2 Kg8
  39. 39.Ke3 Kf8
  40. 40.f4 Nd7
  41. 41.Kd4 Ke8
  42. 42.Rb1 Kd8
  43. 43.Nc6+ Kc7
  44. 44.Ne7 Nb6
  45. 45.Rxb5 Ra8

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