Vassily Ivanchuk vs Peter Svidler

6th Tal Memorial · 2011 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 61 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Peter Svidler
Result 1-0
Event 6th Tal Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 1
Date 2011.11.16
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D80)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/4k3/P4p2/3n4/3B3P/8/3K4 b - - 0 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.e3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qb3 e6
  6. 6.Qa3 a5
  7. 7.Nf3 Nc6
  8. 8.Bd2 Nb4
  9. 9.Qa4+ Bd7
  10. 10.Qb3 dxc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 Bc6
  12. 12.a3 Nbd5
  13. 13.Ne5 O-O
  14. 14.Nxc6 bxc6
  15. 15.Qc2 Qe7
  16. 16.O-O c5
  17. 17.Ne2 cxd4
  18. 18.Nxd4 c5
  19. 19.Nb5 Rfc8
  20. 20.Rfd1 Ng4
  21. 21.h3 Ne5
  22. 22.Be2 c4
  23. 23.Rac1 h5
  24. 24.Nc3 Nb6
  25. 25.Ne4 Nd5
  26. 26.Nc3 Nb6
  27. 27.Ne4 Nd5
  28. 28.Be1 Rab8
  29. 29.Kh1 Nd7
  30. 30.Rb1 Nc5
  31. 31.Bxc4 Nb6
  32. 32.Bb5 Nd5
  33. 33.a4 Na6
  34. 34.Qe2 Nab4
  35. 35.Rbc1 Rc7
  36. 36.Nc3 Rbc8
  37. 37.Nxd5 exd5
  38. 38.Rxc7 Rxc7
  39. 39.b3 Bc3
  40. 40.Rc1 Qf6
  41. 41.Qf3 Qe5
  42. 42.Qg3 Qxg3
  43. 43.fxg3 Be5
  44. 44.Rxc7 Bxc7
  45. 45.Kg1 Nc2
  46. 46.Bd2 Bb6
  47. 47.Kf2 d4
  48. 48.e4 d3+
  49. 49.Kf1 Ne3+
  50. 50.Ke1 Nxg2+
  51. 51.Kd1 h4
  52. 52.gxh4 Nxh4
  53. 53.b4 axb4
  54. 54.Bxb4 Nf3
  55. 55.a5 Bd4
  56. 56.Be7 f5
  57. 57.exf5 gxf5
  58. 58.Bd8 Kf7
  59. 59.Bb6 Ke6
  60. 60.Bxd4 Nxd4
  61. 61.Bxd3

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