Vassily Ivanchuk vs Alexander Morozevich

World Blitz · 2009 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 60 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Alexander Morozevich
Result 0-1
Event World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 12
Date 2009.11.16
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

R7/3B4/4Nkp1/1N1p4/1p2b2p/1P6/5K2/qq6 w - - 0 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.f3 O-O
  9. 9.g4 Be6
  10. 10.g5 Nh5
  11. 11.Qd2 a5
  12. 12.Rg1 a4
  13. 13.Nc1 Nc6
  14. 14.N1e2 a3
  15. 15.b3 f6
  16. 16.gxf6 Nxf6
  17. 17.O-O-O Nb4
  18. 18.f4 Rc8
  19. 19.Kb1 d5
  20. 20.fxe5 Nxe4
  21. 21.Nxe4 Rxc2
  22. 22.Qxc2 Nxc2
  23. 23.Kxc2 Qc7+
  24. 24.N4c3 b5
  25. 25.Kd2 b4
  26. 26.Nb5 Qxe5
  27. 27.Ned4 Bf5
  28. 28.Re1 Be4
  29. 29.Be2 Rc8
  30. 30.Rc1 Rxc1
  31. 31.Rxc1 h6
  32. 32.h3 Bg5
  33. 33.Rg1 Bxe3+
  34. 34.Kxe3 Bb1+
  35. 35.Kd2 Be4
  36. 36.Rg4 Qh2
  37. 37.h4 Kh7
  38. 38.Ke3 Qh3+
  39. 39.Kd2 h5
  40. 40.Rf4 g6
  41. 41.Rf7+ Kh6
  42. 42.Rc7 Qxh4
  43. 43.Rc6 Qf4+
  44. 44.Kd1 h4
  45. 45.Rc8 Qf6
  46. 46.Rc6 Qg5
  47. 47.Rc8 Qe5
  48. 48.Bg4 Qg3
  49. 49.Be6 Qd3+
  50. 50.Ke1 Qb1+
  51. 51.Kf2 Qxa2+
  52. 52.Ke3 Qg2
  53. 53.Rh8+ Kg5
  54. 54.Bd7 Qg3+
  55. 55.Kd2 a2
  56. 56.Ne6+ Kf6
  57. 57.Ra8 Qf2+
  58. 58.Kd1 Qc2+
  59. 59.Ke1 Qb1+
  60. 60.Kf2 a1=Q

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