Vassily Ivanchuk vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2017 · English Opening · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 1.5
Date 2017.07.01
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3k4/2p3pp/1p1p4/5b2/1P3P2/r1R3P1/4RKBP/r7 w - - 8 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.g3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Nd5 Bc5
  5. 5.Bg2 Nge7
  6. 6.e3 O-O
  7. 7.Ne2 Nxd5
  8. 8.cxd5 Ne7
  9. 9.O-O d6
  10. 10.d4 exd4
  11. 11.Nxd4 Nf5
  12. 12.Ne2 Qf6
  13. 13.Rb1 a5
  14. 14.b3 Bd7
  15. 15.Bb2 Qh6
  16. 16.e4 Ne7
  17. 17.Bd4 b6
  18. 18.Qc1 Qh5
  19. 19.Nf4 Qh6
  20. 20.Rd1 Ng6
  21. 21.Nxg6 Qxg6
  22. 22.a3 Bg4
  23. 23.f3 Bd7
  24. 24.b4 axb4
  25. 25.axb4 Bxd4+
  26. 26.Rxd4 Ra7
  27. 27.f4 Qf6
  28. 28.Rc4 Rc8
  29. 29.Qb2 Qxb2
  30. 30.Rxb2 Kf8
  31. 31.Kf2 Ke7
  32. 32.e5 Rca8
  33. 33.Rbc2 Kd8
  34. 34.e6 fxe6
  35. 35.dxe6 Bxe6
  36. 36.R4c3 Bf5
  37. 37.Re2 Ra3
  38. 38.Rc1 Ra1
  39. 39.Rc3 R8a3

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