Hikaru Nakamura vs Vassily Ivanchuk

4th Final Masters · 2011 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 28 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 4th Final Masters
Site Sao Paulo/Bilbao BRA/ESP
Round 1
Date 2011.09.26
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A40)
Moves 28
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Final Position

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

6k1/3r1p1p/1pr3p1/8/1R6/P3R1P1/5P1P/6K1 w - - 1 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.c4 Bb4+
  3. 3.Nd2 Nf6
  4. 4.a3 Be7
  5. 5.e4 d5
  6. 6.e5 Nfd7
  7. 7.Ngf3 a5
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Nb1 c5
  10. 10.dxc5 Nxc5
  11. 11.Nc3 Be6
  12. 12.Bb5+ Nc6
  13. 13.O-O O-O
  14. 14.Be3 Rc8
  15. 15.Rb1 Nd7
  16. 16.Nxd5 Ndxe5
  17. 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  18. 18.Nxe5 Nxe5
  19. 19.Re1 Nc4
  20. 20.Qa4 Nxe3
  21. 21.Rxe3 b6
  22. 22.Bd3 Rfd8
  23. 23.Bf5 Qd7
  24. 24.Qxd7 Bxd7
  25. 25.Bxd7 Rxd7
  26. 26.g3 g6
  27. 27.b4 axb4
  28. 28.Rxb4 Rc6

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