Vassily Ivanchuk vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

Corus A · 2008 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 9
Date 2008.01.22
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D86)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/4qbkp/p5p1/8/3r1QB1/7P/5PPK/8 w - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.cxd5 Nxd5
  4. 4.d4 g6
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Bc4 c5
  8. 8.Ne2 Nc6
  9. 9.Be3 cxd4
  10. 10.cxd4 Qa5+
  11. 11.Bd2 Qd8
  12. 12.Be3 Qa5+
  13. 13.Bd2 Qd8
  14. 14.Bc3 O-O
  15. 15.Qd2 Bd7
  16. 16.O-O Rc8
  17. 17.Rfc1 a6
  18. 18.a4 Na7
  19. 19.Bd3 b5
  20. 20.Ba5 Qe8
  21. 21.Rxc8 Nxc8
  22. 22.e5 bxa4
  23. 23.Nc3 Na7
  24. 24.Bb4 Nb5
  25. 25.Nd5 Nxd4
  26. 26.Bxe7 Nb3
  27. 27.Qf4 Kh8
  28. 28.Re1 Rg8
  29. 29.Bd6 Qe6
  30. 30.Ne7 Rf8
  31. 31.h3 Bb5
  32. 32.Be4 Bc4
  33. 33.Bc6 a3
  34. 34.Bxa3 Rd8
  35. 35.Bf3 Nd4
  36. 36.Bg4 f5
  37. 37.exf6 Qxe1+
  38. 38.Kh2 Bf7
  39. 39.fxg7+ Kxg7
  40. 40.Bb2 Qxe7
  41. 41.Bxd4+ Rxd4

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