Sergey Karjakin vs Vassily Ivanchuk

SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 76 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SportAccord Blitz Men 2013
Site Beijing CHN
Round 20.8
Date 2013.12.15
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 76
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Final Position

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

6K1/8/8/8/8/4k3/8/8 b - - 0 76

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 d6
  5. 5.O-O Bd7
  6. 6.Re1 g6
  7. 7.d4 Qe7
  8. 8.d5 Nb8
  9. 9.Bxd7+ Nbxd7
  10. 10.c4 a5
  11. 11.Nc3 Nc5
  12. 12.b3 Bg7
  13. 13.a3 O-O
  14. 14.Rb1 Qd7
  15. 15.Qc2 Rfc8
  16. 16.Be3 Ng4
  17. 17.Bd2 Bh6
  18. 18.Bxh6 Nxh6
  19. 19.b4 axb4
  20. 20.axb4 Na4
  21. 21.Ne2 c6
  22. 22.Qd2 Kg7
  23. 23.dxc6 Qxc6
  24. 24.Ng3 f6
  25. 25.Rec1 Nf7
  26. 26.Qd3 Nb6
  27. 27.Nd2 Ng5
  28. 28.Ne2 Ne6
  29. 29.g3 Qd7
  30. 30.h4 Rc6
  31. 31.Nc3 Nd4
  32. 32.Nd5 Nxd5
  33. 33.exd5 Rca6
  34. 34.Kg2 Ra2
  35. 35.Nf3 R8a3
  36. 36.Rc3 Rxc3
  37. 37.Qxc3 Qf5
  38. 38.Rd1 Qg4
  39. 39.Re1 Rc2
  40. 40.Qd3 Nxf3
  41. 41.Qxf3 Qxf3+
  42. 42.Kxf3 Rxc4
  43. 43.b5 Rc5
  44. 44.b6 Rb5
  45. 45.Rc1 Rxb6
  46. 46.Rc7+ Kh6
  47. 47.Rd7 f5
  48. 48.Ke3 g5
  49. 49.hxg5+ Kxg5
  50. 50.Rxh7 Rb3+
  51. 51.Ke2 e4
  52. 52.Rd7 Rb6
  53. 53.Ke3 Rb3+
  54. 54.Ke2 Rb6
  55. 55.Ke3 Ra6
  56. 56.Rxb7 Ra3+
  57. 57.Ke2 Rd3
  58. 58.Rb5 Kf6
  59. 59.Ra5 Ke5
  60. 60.Ra8 Rxd5
  61. 61.Re8+ Kd4
  62. 62.Re6 Kc5
  63. 63.Rf6 Re5
  64. 64.Ke3 d5
  65. 65.Kf4 Kd4
  66. 66.Rxf5 Rxf5+
  67. 67.Kxf5 e3
  68. 68.fxe3+ Kxe3
  69. 69.g4 d4
  70. 70.g5 d3
  71. 71.g6 d2
  72. 72.g7 d1=Q
  73. 73.g8=Q Qf3+
  74. 74.Kg6 Qg4+
  75. 75.Kf7 Qxg8+
  76. 76.Kxg8

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