Hikaru Nakamura vs Vassily Ivanchuk

6th Tal Memorial · 2011 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 0-1
Event 6th Tal Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 7
Date 2011.11.23
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D83)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5pk1/6p1/1p6/2p4p/Ppr1P2P/4KPP1/2R5 w - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bf4 Bg7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Rc1 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 Nbd7
  8. 8.Nb5 c6
  9. 9.Bc7 Qe8
  10. 10.Nc3 e5
  11. 11.dxe5 Nxe5
  12. 12.Be2 Bf5
  13. 13.Nf3 Nxf3+
  14. 14.Bxf3 Rc8
  15. 15.Bg3 Ne4
  16. 16.Bxe4 Bxe4
  17. 17.O-O Rd8
  18. 18.Qa4 Bd3
  19. 19.Rfd1 b5
  20. 20.Qa5 Rd7
  21. 21.Rd2 Qe7
  22. 22.Rcd1 Rfd8
  23. 23.a3 h5
  24. 24.h3 h4
  25. 25.Bh2 Kh7
  26. 26.Bc7 Rxc7
  27. 27.Rxd3 Rxd3
  28. 28.Rxd3 Bf6
  29. 29.Rd2 Rd7
  30. 30.Rc2 Qe6
  31. 31.Qb4 a5
  32. 32.Qf4 Kg7
  33. 33.Rc1 a4
  34. 34.Qb4 Rd3
  35. 35.Rc2 Qb3
  36. 36.Qxb3 axb3
  37. 37.Rc1 Bxc3
  38. 38.bxc3 c5
  39. 39.Kf1 c4
  40. 40.Ke2 Rxc3

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