Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Vassily Ivanchuk

World Rapid 2016 · French, Winawer · 1-0 in 62 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event World Rapid 2016
Site Doha QAT
Round 11.2
Date 2016.12.28
Opening French, Winawer (C18)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/1p6/p4B2/P3K2P/2pP4/2P5/2b5/8 b - - 4 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 c5
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 Nc6
  7. 7.Nf3 Nge7
  8. 8.Be2 Qa5
  9. 9.O-O c4
  10. 10.Bd2 Qa4
  11. 11.Ng5 Bd7
  12. 12.Bh5 O-O
  13. 13.Re1 h6
  14. 14.Nh3 f6
  15. 15.exf6 Rxf6
  16. 16.Bf4 Be8
  17. 17.Bg4 Bg6
  18. 18.Rxe6 Rxe6
  19. 19.Bxe6+ Kh7
  20. 20.Bd6 Rd8
  21. 21.Bc7 Rf8
  22. 22.Nf4 Bxc2
  23. 23.Qd2 Bf5
  24. 24.Bxd5 Nxd5
  25. 25.Nxd5 Rf7
  26. 26.Bg3 Na5
  27. 27.Qe3 Qd7
  28. 28.Qe5 Nc6
  29. 29.Qd6 Qxd6
  30. 30.Bxd6 Rd7
  31. 31.Ne3 Bd3
  32. 32.Bg3 Ne7
  33. 33.a4 Kg8
  34. 34.h4 Kf7
  35. 35.Ng4 Nc6
  36. 36.f3 Rd5
  37. 37.Ne3 Rd7
  38. 38.a5 Ne7
  39. 39.Kf2 Nd5
  40. 40.Nxd5 Rxd5
  41. 41.Bb8 a6
  42. 42.g4 Rb5
  43. 43.Bd6 Rb1
  44. 44.Rxb1 Bxb1
  45. 45.h5 Ke6
  46. 46.Bf8 Kf7
  47. 47.Bc5 Ke6
  48. 48.f4 Be4
  49. 49.Ke3 Bc6
  50. 50.f5+ Kf6
  51. 51.Kf4 Bg2
  52. 52.Bd6 Bh1
  53. 53.Be5+ Kf7
  54. 54.g5 hxg5+
  55. 55.Kxg5 Bf3
  56. 56.Bc7 Bg2
  57. 57.Bb6 Bf3
  58. 58.Bd8 Ke8
  59. 59.f6 gxf6+
  60. 60.Bxf6 Be4
  61. 61.Kf4 Bc2
  62. 62.Ke5

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