Hikaru Nakamura vs Vassily Ivanchuk

It A · 2005 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event It A
Site Stepanakert ARM
Round 6
Date 2005.10.08
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

8/7p/p2kb1p1/1p2p3/1P2P1P1/P3b2P/2KB4/5B2 b - - 8 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 e6
  3. 3.c4 dxc4
  4. 4.e3 c5
  5. 5.Bxc4 a6
  6. 6.O-O Nf6
  7. 7.dxc5 Qxd1
  8. 8.Rxd1 Bxc5
  9. 9.b3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Bb2 b6
  11. 11.Nbd2 Bb7
  12. 12.Be2 O-O
  13. 13.Ne1 Rfd8
  14. 14.Nd3 Be7
  15. 15.Nc4 Rac8
  16. 16.Rac1 Kf8
  17. 17.f3 Rc6
  18. 18.Rd2 Rc7
  19. 19.Rcd1 b5
  20. 20.Na5 Ba8
  21. 21.Kf2 Rdc8
  22. 22.a3 Nd5
  23. 23.Nb4 Nxb4
  24. 24.Rxd7 Nc6
  25. 25.Nxc6 Bxc6
  26. 26.Rxc7 Rxc7
  27. 27.Rc1 Bd6
  28. 28.e4 f6
  29. 29.b4 e5
  30. 30.Rc3 Bd7
  31. 31.g3 Ke7
  32. 32.Ke3 Rxc3+
  33. 33.Bxc3 Bc7
  34. 34.Bf1 Bb6+
  35. 35.Ke2 Kd6
  36. 36.g4 g6
  37. 37.h3 f5
  38. 38.Kd1 fxe4
  39. 39.fxe4 Be6
  40. 40.Kc2 Be3
  41. 41.Bd2 Bf4
  42. 42.Be1 Be3
  43. 43.Bd2

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