Judit Polgar vs Vassily Ivanchuk

The Game

White	Judit Polgar
Black	Vassily Ivanchuk
Result	1-0
Event	Novgorod
Site	Novgorod
Round	5
Date	1996.00.00
Opening	Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (B66)
Moves	43

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/p1q4p/k7/6P1/1QP4P/8/2K5 b - - 0 43

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.d4 cxd4
4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5. 5.Nc3 d6
6. 6.Bg5 e6
7. 7.Qd2 a6
8. 8.O-O-O h6
9. 9.Be3 Be7
10. 10.f4 Nxd4
11. 11.Bxd4 b5
12. 12.g4 Bb7
13. 13.Bg2 e5
14. 14.Bg1 Rc8
15. 15.Kb1 Rxc3
16. 16.Qxc3 Nxe4
17. 17.Qe1 Nc3+
18. 18.bxc3 Bxg2
19. 19.fxe5 Bh4
20. 20.Bf2 Bxf2
21. 21.Qxf2 Bxh1
22. 22.Rxh1 dxe5
23. 23.Qc5 f6
24. 24.Kc1 Qd7
25. 25.h3 Kf7
26. 26.Rd1 Qb7
27. 27.Rd6 Rc8
28. 28.Qe3 Rc4
29. 29.Qd3 Ke7
30. 30.Rd8 Qc6
31. 31.Rg8 Rxc3
32. 32.Qg6 e4
33. 33.Rxg7+ Kd6
34. 34.Qxf6+ Kd5
35. 35.Qf5+ Kd4
36. 36.Rd7+ Kc4
37. 37.a3 b4
38. 38.Qf1+ Rd3
39. 39.Rxd3 exd3
40. 40.Qxd3+ Kc5
41. 41.axb4+ Kxb4
42. 42.Qb3+ Ka5
43. 43.c3

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