Vassily Ivanchuk vs Anatoly Karpov

Keres Mem Rapid · 2006 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Keres Mem Rapid
Site Tallinn EST
Round 5
Date 2006.01.08
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

8/p3rkp1/R4p1p/8/4P1PP/4K3/4P3/8 w - - 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.Nbd2 d5
  6. 6.Bg2 Be7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Ne5 Bb7
  10. 10.Ndc4 c5
  11. 11.dxc5 Bxc5
  12. 12.Nd3 Na6
  13. 13.Nxc5 Nxc5
  14. 14.Bd2 Nf6
  15. 15.Bxb7 Nxb7
  16. 16.Rc1 Qd5
  17. 17.Be3 b5
  18. 18.Qxd5 Nxd5
  19. 19.Ne5 f6
  20. 20.Nd3 Nxe3
  21. 21.fxe3 Rfc8
  22. 22.a4 bxa4
  23. 23.Rxc8+ Rxc8
  24. 24.Rf4 a3
  25. 25.bxa3 Nd6
  26. 26.Ra4 Rc7
  27. 27.Ra6 Nc4
  28. 28.Rxe6 Nxa3
  29. 29.Ra6 Nc4
  30. 30.e4 Re7
  31. 31.Kf2 Nd2
  32. 32.Nc5 Re5
  33. 33.Ke1 Rxc5
  34. 34.Kxd2 Rc7
  35. 35.Ke3 Re7
  36. 36.g4 Kf7
  37. 37.h4 h6

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