Vassily Ivanchuk vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

The Game

White	Vassily Ivanchuk
Black	Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result	0-1
Event	Legends of Chess Prelim
Site	chess24.com INT
Round	4.4
Date	2020.07.24
Opening	Grünfeld Defense (D83)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5pk1/4pbp1/7p/bNN2P2/P5P1/K3R2P/r7 w - - 12 42

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 g6
3. 3.Nc3 d5
4. 4.Bf4 Bg7
5. 5.e3 O-O
6. 6.Qb3 c5
7. 7.cxd5 cxd4
8. 8.exd4 a5
9. 9.Nf3 a4
10. 10.Qc4 Na6
11. 11.Be2 Bd7
12. 12.a3 b5
13. 13.Nxb5 Rc8
14. 14.Qd3 Nxd5
15. 15.Bg3 Bf5
16. 16.Qd1 Qa5+
17. 17.Qd2 Qxd2+
18. 18.Nxd2 Rc2
19. 19.Nc3 Nac7
20. 20.Nxa4 Ne6
21. 21.Nc3 Ndf4
22. 22.Bxf4 Nxf4
23. 23.g3 Nd3+
24. 24.Bxd3 Bxd3
25. 25.Nd5 Rxb2
26. 26.Nb4 Bb5
27. 27.Rb1 Rc8
28. 28.Kd1 Bxd4
29. 29.Re1 e6
30. 30.Rxb2 Bxb2
31. 31.Nb1 Bd4
32. 32.f4 Kg7
33. 33.Kd2 Rd8
34. 34.Kc1 Ba4
35. 35.Re2 h5
36. 36.Nd2 Rc8+
37. 37.Kb1 Rc3
38. 38.Re4 Bf6
39. 39.Nc4 Rf3
40. 40.Re2 Rf1+
41. 41.Ka2 Ra1#

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