Vassily Ivanchuk vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

2nd IMSA Blitz 2017 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Result 1-0
Event 2nd IMSA Blitz 2017
Site Huai'an CHN
Round 15.2
Date 2017.12.13
Opening Ruy Lopez (C76)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3r1p2/8/1PB5/4k1P1/2K1N3/6P1/8 b - - 2 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 d6
  5. 5.c3 Bd7
  6. 6.d4 g6
  7. 7.O-O Bg7
  8. 8.h3 Nf6
  9. 9.Re1 O-O
  10. 10.Nbd2 h6
  11. 11.Nf1 Re8
  12. 12.Ng3 b5
  13. 13.Bc2 exd4
  14. 14.cxd4 Nb4
  15. 15.Bb1 c5
  16. 16.d5 a5
  17. 17.a3 Na6
  18. 18.Bf4 Qb6
  19. 19.Qd2 Kh7
  20. 20.e5 dxe5
  21. 21.Nxe5 Nc7
  22. 22.Be4 Nxe4
  23. 23.Nxd7 Nxd2
  24. 24.Nxb6 Nxd5
  25. 25.Nxd5 Nb3
  26. 26.Rab1 Rad8
  27. 27.Rxe8 Rxe8
  28. 28.Nc7 Rb8
  29. 29.Ne6 Re8
  30. 30.Nxg7 Kxg7
  31. 31.f3 g5
  32. 32.Bd6 Kg6
  33. 33.Ne4 c4
  34. 34.Nc3 Nd4
  35. 35.Kf2 Re6
  36. 36.Bf8 Re8
  37. 37.Rd1 Ne6
  38. 38.Bd6 b4
  39. 39.axb4 axb4
  40. 40.Bxb4 Nf4
  41. 41.Ba3 Nd3+
  42. 42.Kf1 h5
  43. 43.Ne4 g4
  44. 44.hxg4 hxg4
  45. 45.Nd6 Rh8
  46. 46.Nxc4 Rh1+
  47. 47.Ke2 Nc1+
  48. 48.Kd2 Nb3+
  49. 49.Kc2 Na1+
  50. 50.Rxa1 Rxa1
  51. 51.fxg4 Kg5
  52. 52.Ne3 Kf4
  53. 53.Bc5 Ke4
  54. 54.b4 Ra3
  55. 55.Kb2 Rd3
  56. 56.b5 Rd7
  57. 57.Kc3

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