Wesley So vs Vassily Ivanchuk

9th Edmonton Int 2014 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 9th Edmonton Int 2014
Site Edmonton CAN
Round 4.1
Date 2014.06.24
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B46)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/4K3/8/4k3/8/8 w - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 Nf6
  7. 7.Qd2 e5
  8. 8.Nf5 d5
  9. 9.exd5 Nb4
  10. 10.Ng3 Nfxd5
  11. 11.a3 Nxe3
  12. 12.fxe3 Qxd2+
  13. 13.Kxd2 Nc6
  14. 14.Bc4 Bg4
  15. 15.h3 Rd8+
  16. 16.Ke1 Bd7
  17. 17.Rf1 f6
  18. 18.Ke2 Na5
  19. 19.Ba2 Rc8
  20. 20.Kd3 b5
  21. 21.Nd5 Nc4
  22. 22.Bxc4 Rxc4
  23. 23.Nb6 Rc6
  24. 24.Nxd7 Kxd7
  25. 25.c3 g6
  26. 26.Ne4 Be7
  27. 27.Ke2 Ke6
  28. 28.g4 h5
  29. 29.Rh1 a5
  30. 30.Nd2 b4
  31. 31.axb4 axb4
  32. 32.c4 b3
  33. 33.g5 fxg5
  34. 34.Ra7 Rb8
  35. 35.Rc1 g4
  36. 36.hxg4 hxg4
  37. 37.Rg1 Rh8
  38. 38.Rg2 Bb4
  39. 39.Rxg4 Kf5
  40. 40.Rg2 Bxd2
  41. 41.Rf7+ Ke6
  42. 42.Rg7 Rxc4
  43. 43.R2xg6+ Kd5
  44. 44.Rd7+ Kc5
  45. 45.Rc7+ Kb5
  46. 46.Rxc4 Kxc4
  47. 47.Rg4+ Kd5
  48. 48.Kxd2 Rc8
  49. 49.Kd3 Rc2
  50. 50.Rb4 Rxb2
  51. 51.Rb5+ Kd6
  52. 52.Kc3 Rb1
  53. 53.Rxb3 Rxb3+
  54. 54.Kxb3 Kd5
  55. 55.Kc3 Ke4
  56. 56.Kd2 Kf3
  57. 57.Kd3 Kf2
  58. 58.Ke4 Ke2
  59. 59.Kxe5 Kxe3

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