Vassily Ivanchuk vs Wei Yi

11th Kings Blitz 2017 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Wei Yi
Result 1-0
Event 11th Kings Blitz 2017
Site Medias ROU
Round 2.1
Date 2017.11.28
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D41)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r5/7p/4k1bR/1p6/p6P/P1B3K1/1P3P2/8 w - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 c5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.g3 cxd4
  7. 7.Nxd5 Qxd5
  8. 8.Qxd4 Qb5
  9. 9.a3 Nc6
  10. 10.Qc3 a5
  11. 11.e4 Qc5
  12. 12.Bd2 Qxc3
  13. 13.Bxc3 f6
  14. 14.e5 Bc5
  15. 15.Bc4 Ke7
  16. 16.O-O Rb8
  17. 17.Rfe1 f5
  18. 18.Bb5 Bd7
  19. 19.Nd2 Rhd8
  20. 20.Nc4 b6
  21. 21.Rad1 Rbc8
  22. 22.Nd6 Rc7
  23. 23.Bf1 Be8
  24. 24.Bg2 Bxd6
  25. 25.exd6+ Rxd6
  26. 26.Bxg7 Rxd1
  27. 27.Rxd1 Rd7
  28. 28.Rc1 Nd4
  29. 29.Kf1 Nb3
  30. 30.Rc3 Nc5
  31. 31.Ke2 Rd8
  32. 32.Ke3 a4
  33. 33.Bd4 Rc8
  34. 34.Rc4 Kd6
  35. 35.Rb4 b5
  36. 36.Bc3 e5
  37. 37.Rh4 Rc7
  38. 38.Rh6+ Bg6
  39. 39.h4 f4+
  40. 40.gxf4 exf4+
  41. 41.Kxf4 Ne6+
  42. 42.Kg4 Rc4+
  43. 43.Kg3 Ke7
  44. 44.Bd5 Rc8
  45. 45.Bxe6 Kxe6

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