Vassily Ivanchuk vs Peter Svidler

4th Gideon Japhet Mem Cup · 2018 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Peter Svidler
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 4th Gideon Japhet Mem Cup
Site Jerusalem ISR
Round 10.3
Date 2018.07.06
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D97)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/5k2/n7/4K3/8/n7/8 b - - 1 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qb3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 O-O
  7. 7.e4 a6
  8. 8.Be2 b5
  9. 9.Qb3 c5
  10. 10.dxc5 Nbd7
  11. 11.e5 Nxc5
  12. 12.Qb4 Nfd7
  13. 13.Be3 a5
  14. 14.Qh4 e6
  15. 15.Qxd8 Rxd8
  16. 16.Nxb5 Bb7
  17. 17.Rc1 Ne4
  18. 18.Bd4 g5
  19. 19.h3 h5
  20. 20.Rc7 Bd5
  21. 21.Bc4 Bxc4
  22. 22.Rxc4 Rac8
  23. 23.Rxc8 Rxc8
  24. 24.O-O g4
  25. 25.hxg4 hxg4
  26. 26.Re1 Nec5
  27. 27.Nd2 Nd3
  28. 28.Rd1 N7xe5
  29. 29.Ne4 Rc2
  30. 30.Kf1 Nxb2
  31. 31.Na3 Nxd1
  32. 32.Nxc2 Nc6
  33. 33.Nf6+ Bxf6
  34. 34.Bxf6 e5
  35. 35.Na3 Nb2
  36. 36.Ke2 Kh7
  37. 37.Kd2 Kg6
  38. 38.Bh4 Na4
  39. 39.Nc4 f6
  40. 40.f3 gxf3
  41. 41.gxf3 Nd4
  42. 42.Bg3 Nxf3+
  43. 43.Ke3 Nd4
  44. 44.Ke4 Nc3+
  45. 45.Kd3 Nxa2
  46. 46.Bxe5 Nc6
  47. 47.Bxf6 Kxf6
  48. 48.Nxa5 Nxa5
  49. 49.Ke4

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