Wesley So vs Vassily Ivanchuk

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2017 · Two Knights Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 14.1
Date 2017.07.02
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

8/8/1K4k1/7n/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Be7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.Re1 d6
  7. 7.a4 h6
  8. 8.c3 a6
  9. 9.Nbd2 Be6
  10. 10.Qc2 Qd7
  11. 11.b4 Nh7
  12. 12.Bxe6 fxe6
  13. 13.Bb2 b6
  14. 14.b5 axb5
  15. 15.axb5 Na5
  16. 16.c4 Ng5
  17. 17.d4 exd4
  18. 18.Nxd4 Bf6
  19. 19.Ne2 Bxb2
  20. 20.Qxb2 Nb7
  21. 21.f4 Nh7
  22. 22.Nb3 Nf6
  23. 23.e5 dxe5
  24. 24.Rxa8 Rxa8
  25. 25.Qxe5 Nd6
  26. 26.Ned4 Nxc4
  27. 27.Qxe6+ Qxe6
  28. 28.Nxe6 Nd5
  29. 29.Rc1 Nde3
  30. 30.Kf2 Ra2+
  31. 31.Kf3 Ra3
  32. 32.Nbd4 Nd5+
  33. 33.Ke4 Nf6+
  34. 34.Kf5 Ne3+
  35. 35.Kg6 Nxg2
  36. 36.Nxg7 Nd5
  37. 37.Nge6 Ngxf4+
  38. 38.Nxf4 Nxf4+
  39. 39.Kf5 Rd3
  40. 40.Rc4 Ng2
  41. 41.Kg6 Nh4+
  42. 42.Kf6 Nf3
  43. 43.Nf5 Rd7
  44. 44.Nxh6+ Kf8
  45. 45.Ng4 Rd6+
  46. 46.Kf5 Nd4+
  47. 47.Ke5 Nxb5
  48. 48.Rxc7 Nxc7
  49. 49.Kxd6 Ne8+
  50. 50.Kc6 Ng7
  51. 51.Kxb6 Kf7
  52. 52.Nf6 Kxf6
  53. 53.h4 Kg6
  54. 54.h5+ Nxh5

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