Vassily Ivanchuk vs Wei Yi

11th Kings Blitz 2017 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 66 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Wei Yi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 11th Kings Blitz 2017
Site Medias ROU
Round 8.1
Date 2017.11.28
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 66
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Final Position

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

8/6p1/8/8/8/1R3pPn/4k2P/7K w - - 12 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Bf5
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.c4 Nc6
  9. 9.cxd5 Qxd5
  10. 10.Nc3 Nxc3
  11. 11.bxc3 Bxd3
  12. 12.Qxd3 O-O
  13. 13.Re1 Qd7
  14. 14.Bf4 Rad8
  15. 15.Rad1 Bf6
  16. 16.Bg5 Qd6
  17. 17.Qf5 Bxg5
  18. 18.Nxg5 Qg6
  19. 19.Qxg6 hxg6
  20. 20.d5 Nb8
  21. 21.c4 b6
  22. 22.Re7 Rd7
  23. 23.Rde1 f6
  24. 24.Nh3 Rxe7
  25. 25.Rxe7 Rf7
  26. 26.Re8+ Rf8
  27. 27.Re6 Kf7
  28. 28.Nf4 g5
  29. 29.Ne2 c6
  30. 30.Re3 Rd8
  31. 31.Ra3 cxd5
  32. 32.Rxa7+ Kg6
  33. 33.cxd5 Rxd5
  34. 34.f3 Rd2
  35. 35.Ng3 Nc6
  36. 36.Ra6 Rb2
  37. 37.a4 Ne5
  38. 38.a5 bxa5
  39. 39.Rxa5 Nd3
  40. 40.Nf1 Re2
  41. 41.Ra1 Nf4
  42. 42.g3 Nh3+
  43. 43.Kh1 f5
  44. 44.Rc1 Kf6
  45. 45.Rc8 Ke7
  46. 46.Rh8 g4
  47. 47.fxg4 fxg4
  48. 48.Ra8 Kd6
  49. 49.Ra1 Ke5
  50. 50.Rc1 Kd4
  51. 51.Rd1+ Kc3
  52. 52.Ra1 Kb2
  53. 53.Ra8 Kc3
  54. 54.Ra3+ Kd4
  55. 55.Rb3 Rf2
  56. 56.Ne3 Rf3
  57. 57.Nc2+ Ke4
  58. 58.Rb4+ Kd3
  59. 59.Ne1+ Ke2
  60. 60.Nxf3 gxf3
  61. 61.Rb2+ Ke1
  62. 62.Rb1+ Ke2
  63. 63.Rb2+ Kd1
  64. 64.Rb1+ Kd2
  65. 65.Rb2+ Ke3
  66. 66.Rb3+ Ke2

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