Vassily Ivanchuk vs Judit Polgar

Amber-blind 2nd · 1993 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1-0 in 67 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Judit Polgar
Result 1-0
Event Amber-blind 2nd
Site Monte Carlo
Round 7
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B48)
Moves 67
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1k6/1b6/7K/1QN5/6r1/8/1PP5/8 b - - 7 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nge2 e6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Qc7
  6. 6.Be3 a6
  7. 7.Bd3 Nf6
  8. 8.O-O Bd6
  9. 9.Nxc6 dxc6
  10. 10.f4 e5
  11. 11.f5 b5
  12. 12.a4 Rb8
  13. 13.Kh1 O-O
  14. 14.Rf3 Rd8
  15. 15.Rh3 h6
  16. 16.axb5 axb5
  17. 17.Qe1 Be7
  18. 18.Qg3 Kf8
  19. 19.Bxh6 gxh6
  20. 20.Rxh6 Ke8
  21. 21.Qg7 Qd6
  22. 22.Rh8+ Kd7
  23. 23.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  24. 24.Bxb5 cxb5
  25. 25.Rd1 Qxd1+
  26. 26.Nxd1 Ke7
  27. 27.Nf2 Bb7
  28. 28.Qg5 Ra8
  29. 29.h3 Kf8
  30. 30.Qh6+ Ke8
  31. 31.Qh8+ Ke7
  32. 32.Qh4 Kd6
  33. 33.Qh6 Ke7
  34. 34.Qh4 Ra6
  35. 35.Ng4 b4
  36. 36.Kh2 Ke8
  37. 37.Qh8+ Kd7
  38. 38.Nxe5+ Ke7
  39. 39.Qg7 Bc7
  40. 40.Qxf7+ Kd8
  41. 41.Kg1 Ra1+
  42. 42.Kf2 Nxe4+
  43. 43.Ke2 Ng3+
  44. 44.Kd2 Nf1+
  45. 45.Ke2 Ba6+
  46. 46.Nd3 Ng3+
  47. 47.Ke3 Bb6+
  48. 48.Kf4 Nxf5
  49. 49.Qg8+ Kc7
  50. 50.Kxf5 Rf1+
  51. 51.Kg4 Bc8+
  52. 52.Kh4 Kb8
  53. 53.Qe8 Rf5
  54. 54.g4 Rf3
  55. 55.Nxb4 Bf2+
  56. 56.Kg5 Be3+
  57. 57.Kg6 Rxh3
  58. 58.Nd5 Bd4
  59. 59.Ne7 Rh8
  60. 60.Qb5+ Bb7
  61. 61.Nc6+ Kc7
  62. 62.Nxd4 Rg8+
  63. 63.Kf7 Rxg4
  64. 64.Ne6+ Kb8
  65. 65.Nc5 Rf4+
  66. 66.Kg7 Rg4+
  67. 67.Kh6

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