Richard Rapport vs Vassily Ivanchuk

39th TCh-GRE · 2011 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 0-1 in 37 moves

The Game

White Richard Rapport
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 0-1
Event 39th TCh-GRE
Site Eretria GRE
Round 7.1
Date 2011.07.08
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E42)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2B4k/pp6/7p/4n3/5N1p/Pr1pb3/1P4PK/3R4 w - - 4 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 c5
  5. 5.Ne2 cxd4
  6. 6.exd4 d5
  7. 7.a3 Be7
  8. 8.Nf4 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Nc6
  11. 11.Be3 Bd6
  12. 12.Nh5 Nd5
  13. 13.Bd3 Nxe3
  14. 14.fxe3 f5
  15. 15.Ng3 Kh8
  16. 16.Bc2 Qh4
  17. 17.Qf3 Bd7
  18. 18.Nce2 Rae8
  19. 19.Rad1 Na5
  20. 20.Bd3 Ba4
  21. 21.Rde1 Bd7
  22. 22.Rc1 Nc6
  23. 23.Bb1 e5
  24. 24.Nxf5 Bxf5
  25. 25.Bxf5 exd4
  26. 26.Qh3 Qxh3
  27. 27.Bxh3 Rxe3
  28. 28.Rxf8+ Bxf8
  29. 29.Nf4 Bd6
  30. 30.Nd5 Rb3
  31. 31.Bc8 d3
  32. 32.Rd1 Ne5
  33. 33.Nf4 g5
  34. 34.Ne6 h6
  35. 35.h4 gxh4
  36. 36.Nf4 Bc5+
  37. 37.Kh2 Be3

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