Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Vassily Ivanchuk

SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 · Benko Gambit · 0-1 in 36 moves

The Game

White Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 0-1
Event SportAccord Blitz Men 2012
Site Beijing CHN
Round 7.1
Date 2012.12.16
Opening Benko Gambit (A57)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1bN1k2p/3p4/2n1pPp1/1PP1P1P1/4K2P/p2N4/8 w - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.d5 b5
  4. 4.Nf3 g6
  5. 5.Qc2 bxc4
  6. 6.e4 Bg7
  7. 7.Bxc4 d6
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.h3 Ba6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Nfd7
  11. 11.Rb1 Nb6
  12. 12.b3 Nxc4
  13. 13.bxc4 Qa5
  14. 14.Rb3 Qa4
  15. 15.Bb2 Bxb2
  16. 16.Rxb2 Qxc2
  17. 17.Rxc2 Nd7
  18. 18.Rc3 Rfb8
  19. 19.Ra3 Bc8
  20. 20.Rc1 a5
  21. 21.Rb3 a4
  22. 22.Rxb8 Rxb8
  23. 23.Rb1 Rb4
  24. 24.Kf1 Ba6
  25. 25.Rxb4 cxb4
  26. 26.Ke2 Nc5
  27. 27.Ke3 e6
  28. 28.dxe6 fxe6
  29. 29.Nd4 Kf7
  30. 30.f4 Bb7
  31. 31.Nb5 Ke7
  32. 32.g4 e5
  33. 33.f5 g5
  34. 34.Nc7 b3
  35. 35.axb3 a3
  36. 36.b4 a2

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