Sergey Karjakin vs Vassily Ivanchuk

8th World Teams · 2011 · Pirc Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 8th World Teams
Site Ningbo CHN
Round 6
Date 2011.07.23
Opening Pirc Defense (B09)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

b3r1k1/3R3p/r4ppN/p1b5/1p2P1P1/1P3N1P/P5K1/3R4 b - - 9 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.f4 Bg7
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.Bd3 Nbd7
  7. 7.O-O e5
  8. 8.dxe5 dxe5
  9. 9.f5 Nc5
  10. 10.Bg5 Nxd3
  11. 11.Qxd3 Qxd3
  12. 12.cxd3 c6
  13. 13.Rae1 Nd7
  14. 14.g4 b6
  15. 15.Rf2 Re8
  16. 16.Rd2 Bf8
  17. 17.Kg2 a5
  18. 18.d4 f6
  19. 19.Be3 exd4
  20. 20.Bxd4 b5
  21. 21.h3 Ra6
  22. 22.Red1 Be7
  23. 23.Bf2 Nb6
  24. 24.Ne2 Nc4
  25. 25.Rc2 Bf8
  26. 26.Ng3 c5
  27. 27.b3 Nd6
  28. 28.Rxc5 Bb7
  29. 29.Rc7 Ba8
  30. 30.Bc5 b4
  31. 31.Rd7 Nxf5
  32. 32.Nxf5 Bxc5
  33. 33.Nh6+ Kh8
  34. 34.Nf7+ Kg8
  35. 35.Nh6+ Kh8
  36. 36.Nf7+ Kg8
  37. 37.Nh6+

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