Sergey Karjakin vs Vassily Ivanchuk

World Blitz 2016 · Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer · 1-0 in 22 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2016
Site Doha QAT
Round 17.2
Date 2016.12.30
Opening Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (B66)
Moves 22
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2b2rk1/r4p2/p3p1nQ/2pp3P/6R1/2PB4/P1P2PPq/2KR4 b - - 4 22

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.Qd2 a6
  8. 8.O-O-O h6
  9. 9.Nxc6 bxc6
  10. 10.Bf4 d5
  11. 11.Qe3 Bb4
  12. 12.Be2 O-O
  13. 13.e5 Nd7
  14. 14.h4 c5
  15. 15.Bxh6 gxh6
  16. 16.Qxh6 Nxe5
  17. 17.Rh3 Bxc3
  18. 18.bxc3 Ra7
  19. 19.Rg3+ Ng6
  20. 20.h5 Qh4
  21. 21.Rg4 Qh2
  22. 22.Bd3

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