Sergey Karjakin vs Vassily Ivanchuk

18th Amber Blindfold · 2009 · Modern Benoni · 1-0 in 111 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event 18th Amber Blindfold
Site Nice FRA
Round 11
Date 2009.03.26
Opening Modern Benoni (A61)
Moves 111
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/2P5/5k2/3R4/7P/6P1/4q1BK b - - 0 111

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 c5
  4. 4.d5 d6
  5. 5.Nc3 exd5
  6. 6.cxd5 g6
  7. 7.h3 a6
  8. 8.a4 Qe7
  9. 9.Bf4 Nbd7
  10. 10.e3 Bg7
  11. 11.Be2 O-O
  12. 12.O-O Ne8
  13. 13.Qc2 Ne5
  14. 14.a5 Nxf3+
  15. 15.Bxf3 Bd7
  16. 16.Na4 Bb5
  17. 17.Rfe1 Nf6
  18. 18.Nc3 Nd7
  19. 19.Qb3 Ne5
  20. 20.Nxb5 c4
  21. 21.Qb4 axb5
  22. 22.Be2 Qd7
  23. 23.e4 Rfe8
  24. 24.Bg3 h5
  25. 25.Ra3 Rac8
  26. 26.a6 bxa6
  27. 27.Rxa6 Rc5
  28. 28.Bf4 Qc8
  29. 29.Rb6 Nd7
  30. 30.Bxd6 Nxb6
  31. 31.Bxc5 Na4
  32. 32.Be3 Qd7
  33. 33.Bd1 Rxe4
  34. 34.Bxa4 bxa4
  35. 35.Rd1 f5
  36. 36.Qb6 Kh7
  37. 37.d6 Re8
  38. 38.Bf4 c3
  39. 39.bxc3 a3
  40. 40.Qa5 Re4
  41. 41.Qc7 Qa4
  42. 42.Ra1 Rc4
  43. 43.Qe7 Re4
  44. 44.Qc7 Rc4
  45. 45.Rxa3 Qd1+
  46. 46.Kh2 Qe2
  47. 47.Ra7 Rxc7
  48. 48.dxc7 Qc4
  49. 49.Bd6 Qc6
  50. 50.c8=Q Qxc8
  51. 51.Be5 Qe6
  52. 52.Rxg7+ Kh6
  53. 53.f4 h4
  54. 54.Rb7 g5
  55. 55.Rb8 Kg6
  56. 56.Rd8 Qc4
  57. 57.Rd6+ Kh5
  58. 58.fxg5 Kxg5
  59. 59.Rd4 Qc5
  60. 60.Bf4+ Kh5
  61. 61.Rd3 Qc4
  62. 62.Rf3 Qc5
  63. 63.Kh1 Kg6
  64. 64.Bh2 Kg5
  65. 65.Bg1 Qc4
  66. 66.Be3+ Kg6
  67. 67.Bd4 Kg5
  68. 68.Re3 f4
  69. 69.Rf3 Qe2
  70. 70.Kh2 Kf5
  71. 71.Bc5 Qe6
  72. 72.Ba3 Qe1
  73. 73.Bd6 Kg6
  74. 74.c4 Qe6
  75. 75.c5 Qd5
  76. 76.Rxf4 Kh5
  77. 77.Rg4 Qe6
  78. 78.Rd4 Qd7
  79. 79.Re4 Qc6
  80. 80.Re6 Qa4
  81. 81.Rf6 Qc6
  82. 82.Rf8 Qe4
  83. 83.Rc8 Qd4
  84. 84.Rd8 Qe4
  85. 85.Rh8+ Kg5
  86. 86.Rc8 Qd5
  87. 87.Rd8 Kh5
  88. 88.Re8 Qc4
  89. 89.Rf8 Qd5
  90. 90.Rf6 Kg5
  91. 91.Rf4 Kh5
  92. 92.Rg4 Qc6
  93. 93.Kg1 Qd5
  94. 94.Kf2 Qd3
  95. 95.Kg1 Qd1+
  96. 96.Kh2 Qd5
  97. 97.Rf4 Qc6
  98. 98.Rf5+ Kg6
  99. 99.Rf1 Kh5
  100. 100.Rc1 Kg5
  101. 101.Kh1 Kh5
  102. 102.Bh2 Kg6
  103. 103.Bg1 Kh5
  104. 104.Bf2 Kg5
  105. 105.Rc4 Qd5
  106. 106.Rg4+ Kf5
  107. 107.Rxh4 Qd2
  108. 108.Bg1 Qe1
  109. 109.Rg4 Ke6
  110. 110.Rd4 Kf5
  111. 111.c6

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