Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Vladimir Petrov Mem Final 2012 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vladimir Petrov Mem Final 2012
Site Jurmala LAT
Round 7.3
Date 2012.02.19
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E12)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/8/1K4k1/8/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.a3 Bb7
  5. 5.Nc3 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.Bd2 Nd7
  8. 8.Qc2 c5
  9. 9.e4 Nxc3
  10. 10.Bxc3 cxd4
  11. 11.Nxd4 a6
  12. 12.O-O-O Be7
  13. 13.f4 Qc7
  14. 14.f5 Nc5
  15. 15.fxe6 fxe6
  16. 16.Bc4 Bg5+
  17. 17.Bd2 Bxd2+
  18. 18.Rxd2 Rc8
  19. 19.Nxe6 Nxe6
  20. 20.Bxe6 Qxc2+
  21. 21.Rxc2 Rxc2+
  22. 22.Kxc2 Ke7
  23. 23.Bc4 Rf8
  24. 24.Kc3 Rf2
  25. 25.g3 a5
  26. 26.h4 Rc2+
  27. 27.Kd4 Bc8
  28. 28.b4 axb4
  29. 29.axb4 Rb2
  30. 30.Ra1 Bd7
  31. 31.b5 Rd2+
  32. 32.Ke5 Rc2
  33. 33.Kd4 Rd2+
  34. 34.Kc3 Rg2
  35. 35.Ra6 Rxg3+
  36. 36.Kd4 Rg6
  37. 37.Ra7 Rh6
  38. 38.Bd5 Kd8
  39. 39.Ra8+ Kc7
  40. 40.Ra7+ Kd8
  41. 41.Ra8+ Kc7
  42. 42.Ra7+ Kd8
  43. 43.Ra8+ Kc7
  44. 44.Rg8 Bxb5
  45. 45.Rxg7+ Kd8
  46. 46.Ke5 Bd7
  47. 47.Rg8+ Kc7
  48. 48.Rg7 Kd8
  49. 49.Rg8+ Kc7
  50. 50.Rg7 Kd8
  51. 51.Bg8 Rxh4
  52. 52.Bxh7 Rh6
  53. 53.Bf5 Bxf5
  54. 54.exf5 Ke8
  55. 55.Rg6 Rxg6
  56. 56.fxg6 Kf8
  57. 57.Kd5 Kg7
  58. 58.Kc6 Kxg6
  59. 59.Kxb6

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