Vassily Ivanchuk vs Peter Svidler

25th ECC · 2009 · English Opening · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Peter Svidler
Result 0-1
Event 25th ECC
Site Ohrid MKD
Round 3
Date 2009.10.06
Opening English Opening (A11)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6rk/5p2/1p1Q1K2/p2B3P/2P2P1q/8/4P3/8 w - - 14 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 c6
  4. 4.Bg2 Bg7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.b3 d5
  7. 7.Bb2 dxc4
  8. 8.bxc4 c5
  9. 9.Ne5 Qc7
  10. 10.Qb3 Rd8
  11. 11.Rd1 Nbd7
  12. 12.f4 Rb8
  13. 13.Na3 a6
  14. 14.d4 cxd4
  15. 15.Bxd4 Nc5
  16. 16.Qe3 Rxd4
  17. 17.Qxd4 Bf5
  18. 18.Qe3 Nfd7
  19. 19.Nxd7 Nxd7
  20. 20.Rac1 Bb2
  21. 21.Qxe7 Qa5
  22. 22.Nc2 Bxc1
  23. 23.Rxc1 Qxa2
  24. 24.Bd5 Rf8
  25. 25.Ne3 Qd2
  26. 26.Nxf5 Qxc1+
  27. 27.Kf2 gxf5
  28. 28.Qxd7 b6
  29. 29.Qxf5 Qb2
  30. 30.h4 a5
  31. 31.h5 Qg7
  32. 32.g4 Kh8
  33. 33.g5 h6
  34. 34.gxh6 Qxh6
  35. 35.Qe5+ Qg7
  36. 36.Qd6 Rg8
  37. 37.Ke3 Qc3+
  38. 38.Ke4 Re8+
  39. 39.Kf5 Qh3+
  40. 40.Kg5 Rg8+
  41. 41.Kf6 Qh4+

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