Sergey Karjakin vs Vassily Ivanchuk

19th Amber Blindfold · 2010 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 0-1
Event 19th Amber Blindfold
Site Nice FRA
Round 3
Date 2010.03.15
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B46)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

R7/5p1k/3Bp3/4Pr2/7P/6p1/P6b/4K3 w - - 2 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 Qc7
  8. 8.O-O Nf6
  9. 9.Qe2 d5
  10. 10.b3 Bb7
  11. 11.Bb2 Bd6
  12. 12.Kh1 Bf4
  13. 13.Rae1 O-O
  14. 14.g3 Bh6
  15. 15.e5 Nd7
  16. 16.Nd1 c5
  17. 17.f4 Rfd8
  18. 18.Kg1 Qc6
  19. 19.Nf2 c4
  20. 20.bxc4 Nc5
  21. 21.cxd5 Rxd5
  22. 22.Ne4 Rad8
  23. 23.Nxc5 Rxc5
  24. 24.Qe4 Qxe4
  25. 25.Bxe4 Bxe4
  26. 26.Rxe4 Rxc2
  27. 27.Rd4 Rdc8
  28. 28.Rfd1 g5
  29. 29.Rd8+ Rxd8
  30. 30.Rxd8+ Kg7
  31. 31.f5 g4
  32. 32.Ba3 Be3+
  33. 33.Kf1 Rf2+
  34. 34.Ke1 Rxf5
  35. 35.Bf8+ Kg6
  36. 36.Bd6 h5
  37. 37.Ra8 Bg1
  38. 38.Rxa6 Bxh2
  39. 39.Ra3 h4
  40. 40.gxh4 g3
  41. 41.Ra8 Kh7

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