Sergey Karjakin vs Vassily Ivanchuk

20th TCh-RUS 2013 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 20th TCh-RUS 2013
Site Loo RUS
Round 3
Date 2013.04.09
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B46)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

7r/4bpk1/6n1/p1p1Pp2/2Ppq3/1P1N2Pp/P3Q2P/2B1R1K1 b - - 7 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 e6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 d5
  8. 8.O-O Nf6
  9. 9.Re1 Be7
  10. 10.e5 Nd7
  11. 11.Qg4 Kf8
  12. 12.b3 c5
  13. 13.Na4 Bb7
  14. 14.c4 d4
  15. 15.Bd2 Qc7
  16. 16.Qf4 g5
  17. 17.Qg3 h5
  18. 18.f4 h4
  19. 19.Qf2 gxf4
  20. 20.Bxf4 Kg7
  21. 21.Re2 Rag8
  22. 22.Rf1 Qd8
  23. 23.Nb2 Qe8
  24. 24.Be4 Bxe4
  25. 25.Rxe4 Rh5
  26. 26.Qe2 Rf5
  27. 27.Nd3 Nf8
  28. 28.Bc1 Ng6
  29. 29.Rxf5 exf5
  30. 30.Qd2 Rh8
  31. 31.Re1 h3
  32. 32.g3 Qc6
  33. 33.Qe2 a5
  34. 34.Rf1 Qe4
  35. 35.Re1 Qc6
  36. 36.Rf1 Qe4
  37. 37.Re1

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