Vassily Ivanchuk vs Wei Yi

FIDE World Cup 2023 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Wei Yi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2023
Site Baku AZE
Round 3.1
Date 2023.08.05
Opening Catalan Opening (E00)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

1B6/7p/6k1/2p5/p3p1pP/P1P1P1P1/2K1b3/8 w - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 Bb4+
  4. 4.Nd2 c5
  5. 5.a3 Bxd2+
  6. 6.Qxd2 Nc6
  7. 7.Nf3 Ne4
  8. 8.Qd3 Qa5+
  9. 9.Nd2 d5
  10. 10.f3 Nd6
  11. 11.dxc5 Nxc4
  12. 12.Qc3 Qxc3
  13. 13.bxc3 Ne3
  14. 14.Ra2 e5
  15. 15.Ne4 dxe4
  16. 16.Bxe3 Be6
  17. 17.Rb2 O-O-O
  18. 18.Bg2 Na5
  19. 19.Kf2 Nc4
  20. 20.Rbb1 Rd7
  21. 21.c6 bxc6
  22. 22.fxe4 Rhd8
  23. 23.Bc5 a5
  24. 24.Bb6 Re8
  25. 25.Bc5 Red8
  26. 26.Bb6 Re8
  27. 27.Bc5 Rd2
  28. 28.Rb3 Rb2
  29. 29.Rxb2 Nxb2
  30. 30.Rb1 Nc4
  31. 31.Ke1 Rd8
  32. 32.Rd1 Bd7
  33. 33.Bf1 Be6
  34. 34.Rxd8+ Kxd8
  35. 35.e3 Kd7
  36. 36.Bxc4 Bxc4
  37. 37.Bf8 g5
  38. 38.Kd2 Ba2
  39. 39.Kc2 a4
  40. 40.Bh6 f6
  41. 41.Bf8 Ke6
  42. 42.Bc5 Bc4
  43. 43.Bb6 Bf1
  44. 44.Kd2 Kf7
  45. 45.Bc5 Kg6
  46. 46.Be7 Bc4
  47. 47.Bd8 Bb5
  48. 48.Be7 Ba6
  49. 49.Kc2 f5
  50. 50.h4 g4
  51. 51.Bd6 fxe4
  52. 52.Bxe5 Be2
  53. 53.Bb8 c5

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