Vassily Ivanchuk vs Wei Yi

World Blitz 2016 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Wei Yi
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2016
Site Doha QAT
Round 9.13
Date 2016.12.29
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/1R6/p4B1p/P4PpQ/2q1p3/7P/r4nPK/6N1 b - - 4 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Kh1 b6
  10. 10.f3 Bb7
  11. 11.a4 Nbd7
  12. 12.Be3 Rc8
  13. 13.Rf2 Rc7
  14. 14.Bf1 Qa8
  15. 15.Rd2 Rfc8
  16. 16.Bf2 h6
  17. 17.h3 g6
  18. 18.Nc1 Rxc3
  19. 19.bxc3 d5
  20. 20.exd5 Bxd5
  21. 21.c4 Bc6
  22. 22.Nb3 e4
  23. 23.f4 Bb4
  24. 24.Be3 Qb8
  25. 25.a5 b5
  26. 26.Nd4 Bxd2
  27. 27.Qxd2 bxc4
  28. 28.Bxc4 Bb7
  29. 29.Bb3 Qc7
  30. 30.f5 g5
  31. 31.Ne2 Qe5
  32. 32.Rf1 Nc5
  33. 33.Bd4 Qe7
  34. 34.Qe3 Nxb3
  35. 35.Qxb3 Nd5
  36. 36.c4 Qb4
  37. 37.Qg3 Qxc4
  38. 38.Qe5 f6
  39. 39.Qe6+ Kg7
  40. 40.Qd7+ Kg8
  41. 41.Qxb7 Rc7
  42. 42.Qb2 Qd3
  43. 43.Qa2 Rc4
  44. 44.Re1 Kg7
  45. 45.Qa1 Rc2
  46. 46.Ng1 Qc4
  47. 47.Rb1 Ra2
  48. 48.Rb7+ Kg8
  49. 49.Qd1 Nf4
  50. 50.Bxf6 Nd3
  51. 51.Qh5 Nf2+
  52. 52.Kh2

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