Alexei Shirov vs Vassily Ivanchuk

TCh-ESP Div Honor 2025 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event TCh-ESP Div Honor 2025
Site Linares ESP
Round 1.2
Date 2025.08.08
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

3b4/8/3pPkp1/2p5/2Pp1pP1/3P1B2/5P2/4K3 b - - 4 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.d3 d6
  7. 7.c4 Bg4
  8. 8.Nc3 O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Nd4
  10. 10.Bxd4 exd4
  11. 11.Nd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.exd5 f5
  13. 13.h3 Bh5
  14. 14.Qe2 Bf6
  15. 15.Rae1 Kh8
  16. 16.Bd1 Bxf3
  17. 17.Qxf3 Be5
  18. 18.Ba4 Rf7
  19. 19.g3 Qf6
  20. 20.Qg2 f4
  21. 21.Qf3 g6
  22. 22.Kg2 Kg7
  23. 23.g4 Rh8
  24. 24.Rh1 h5
  25. 25.Reg1 hxg4
  26. 26.hxg4 Kf8
  27. 27.Rxh8+ Qxh8
  28. 28.Rh1 Rh7
  29. 29.Rxh7 Qxh7
  30. 30.Qe4 Ke7
  31. 31.Bd1 Kf6
  32. 32.Bf3 a5
  33. 33.Qe1 b6
  34. 34.a3 Qh8
  35. 35.b4 axb4
  36. 36.axb4 Kg5
  37. 37.Qa1 Qc8
  38. 38.Qa4 Qd8
  39. 39.Kf1 Qe7
  40. 40.Qa8 Bf6
  41. 41.Qc8 Qd8
  42. 42.Qe6 Qe7
  43. 43.Ke2 c5
  44. 44.bxc5 bxc5
  45. 45.Kf1 Qxe6
  46. 46.dxe6 Bd8
  47. 47.Ke2 Kf6
  48. 48.Ke1

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