Vassily Ivanchuk vs Wei Yi

Ivanchuk-Wei Yi m TB 2017 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Wei Yi
Result 1-0
Event Ivanchuk-Wei Yi m TB 2017
Site Hoogeveen NED
Round 1
Date 2017.10.26
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E21)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1P6/5k1p/P3q3/5p2/5Q1P/6PK/8 b - - 0 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Nf3 O-O
  5. 5.Qb3 c5
  6. 6.a3 Ba5
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bd2 cxd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 Nc6
  10. 10.e3 d5
  11. 11.Nxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.Qc2 e5
  13. 13.Bd3 d4
  14. 14.Ne4 Nxe4
  15. 15.Bxe4 dxe3
  16. 16.Bxa5 Qxa5+
  17. 17.b4 exf2+
  18. 18.Qxf2 Qc7
  19. 19.Qc5 Bd7
  20. 20.Rd1 Rac8
  21. 21.Rd6 f5
  22. 22.Bc2 f4
  23. 23.Be4 Bf5
  24. 24.Rxc6 Qd7
  25. 25.Bd5+ Kh7
  26. 26.O-O Rxc6
  27. 27.Bxc6 Qf7
  28. 28.Qxe5 Qxc4
  29. 29.Bd5 Qc8
  30. 30.Qxf4 Rf6
  31. 31.Qe5 Qc2
  32. 32.h3 Qd3
  33. 33.Rf3 Qb1+
  34. 34.Kh2 Qc2
  35. 35.a4 Qc8
  36. 36.b5 Rf8
  37. 37.Rxf5 Rxf5
  38. 38.Be4 g6
  39. 39.Bxf5 gxf5
  40. 40.Qe7+ Kg6
  41. 41.Qxa7 Qd8
  42. 42.Qf2 Qd5
  43. 43.Qg3+ Kf6
  44. 44.b6 Qe4
  45. 45.a5 f4
  46. 46.Qf3 Qe5
  47. 47.b7

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