Vassily Ivanchuk vs Hikaru Nakamura

World Teams 2013 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Teams 2013
Site Antalya TUR
Round 1.4
Date 2013.11.26
Opening Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

6k1/5p2/rp4pp/8/2bRP3/2r3P1/5P1P/R2B2K1 w - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.d3 Bxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 d6
  8. 8.Bg5 Qe7
  9. 9.Re1 Nd8
  10. 10.d4 Ne6
  11. 11.Bc1 Rd8
  12. 12.Bf1 c5
  13. 13.g3 Nf8
  14. 14.Nh4 h6
  15. 15.a4 Qc7
  16. 16.a5 Bd7
  17. 17.Nf5 Ng6
  18. 18.Ne3 Ne7
  19. 19.dxe5 dxe5
  20. 20.Qf3 Qc6
  21. 21.Bd3 c4
  22. 22.Nxc4 Bg4
  23. 23.Qe3 Be6
  24. 24.Nxe5 Qxc3
  25. 25.Ba3 Qxe5
  26. 26.Bxe7 Ng4
  27. 27.Qc5 Qxc5
  28. 28.Bxc5 Ne5
  29. 29.Re3 Ng4
  30. 30.Ree1 Ne5
  31. 31.Be2 Rac8
  32. 32.Bxa7 Rxc2
  33. 33.Be3 Bc4
  34. 34.Red1 Ra8
  35. 35.Bh5 g6
  36. 36.Bd4 Nc6
  37. 37.Bf3 Nxd4
  38. 38.Rxd4 b6
  39. 39.Bd1 Rc3
  40. 40.a6 Rxa6

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