Hikaru Nakamura vs Vassily Ivanchuk

20th Amber Rapid · 2011 · French, Tarrasch · 1/2-1/2 in 62 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 20th Amber Rapid
Site Monaco MNC
Round 3
Date 2011.03.14
Opening French, Tarrasch (C08)
Moves 62
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Final Position

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

8/4k3/2nn1pp1/2Np4/3P1PP1/1N2K3/8/8 w - - 13 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.exd5 exd5
  5. 5.Ngf3 a6
  6. 6.Bd3 c4
  7. 7.Be2 Bd6
  8. 8.c3 Ne7
  9. 9.b3 b5
  10. 10.a4 Bb7
  11. 11.O-O O-O
  12. 12.Bb2 Nbc6
  13. 13.Re1 Qc7
  14. 14.Bf1 Rae8
  15. 15.g3 Bc8
  16. 16.Bg2 Bf5
  17. 17.axb5 axb5
  18. 18.bxc4 bxc4
  19. 19.Nf1 Ra8
  20. 20.Ne3 Bd3
  21. 21.Bf1 Bxf1
  22. 22.Nxf1 Rxa1
  23. 23.Qxa1 Qb7
  24. 24.Re2 Ra8
  25. 25.Qc1 h6
  26. 26.Ne3 Ra2
  27. 27.Kf1 Qb3
  28. 28.Nd1 Qa4
  29. 29.Qb1 Na5
  30. 30.Ne1 Qb3
  31. 31.Nc2 Nac6
  32. 32.Na1 Qa4
  33. 33.Ne3 Nd8
  34. 34.Nac2 Qb3
  35. 35.Na1 Qa4
  36. 36.Nac2 Ne6
  37. 37.f4 h5
  38. 38.Bc1 Qb3
  39. 39.Qxb3 cxb3
  40. 40.Ne1 Nc7
  41. 41.Bb2 Nb5
  42. 42.Nd3 Ba3
  43. 43.Nd1 Nc6
  44. 44.Nc1 Bxb2
  45. 45.Nxb3 g6
  46. 46.Rc2 Kg7
  47. 47.Rxb2 Rxb2
  48. 48.Nxb2 Nxc3
  49. 49.Kf2 Kf6
  50. 50.Nd3 Kf5
  51. 51.Kf3 Nb5
  52. 52.Ke3 Nd6
  53. 53.h3 f6
  54. 54.Kf3 Nb5
  55. 55.g4+ hxg4+
  56. 56.hxg4+ Ke6
  57. 57.Ke3 Nd6
  58. 58.Ndc5+ Ke7
  59. 59.Na4 Ne4
  60. 60.Nac5 Nd6
  61. 61.Na4 Ne4
  62. 62.Nac5 Nd6

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