Wei Yi vs Vassily Ivanchuk

11th Kings Rapid 2017 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 11th Kings Rapid 2017
Site Medias ROU
Round 2.1
Date 2017.11.26
Opening French Defense (C10)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/1b6/3k4/8/2B2K2/4p3/8/8 b - - 3 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nd7
  5. 5.Nf3 Ngf6
  6. 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  7. 7.Bd3 c5
  8. 8.Be3 Qc7
  9. 9.Qe2 a6
  10. 10.O-O b6
  11. 11.c4 cxd4
  12. 12.Bxd4 Bb7
  13. 13.Ne5 Bc5
  14. 14.Bc3 Rd8
  15. 15.Rad1 Bd4
  16. 16.Bxd4 Rxd4
  17. 17.Bc2 Rxd1
  18. 18.Rxd1 O-O
  19. 19.Ng4 Nxg4
  20. 20.Qxg4 b5
  21. 21.Bb3 Qe5
  22. 22.cxb5 axb5
  23. 23.Qd4 Qg5
  24. 24.g3 Bf3
  25. 25.Re1 Rd8
  26. 26.Qe3 Qf6
  27. 27.Qc3 Qxc3
  28. 28.bxc3 Rd2
  29. 29.Re3 Be2
  30. 30.h4 Rb2
  31. 31.Kg2 Kf8
  32. 32.Re4 Ke7
  33. 33.Rb4 h6
  34. 34.a4 g5
  35. 35.hxg5 hxg5
  36. 36.g4 bxa4
  37. 37.Bxa4 Rxb4
  38. 38.cxb4 Bxg4
  39. 39.Kg3 Be2
  40. 40.f4 gxf4+
  41. 41.Kxf4 f6
  42. 42.b5 Kd6
  43. 43.b6 Ba6
  44. 44.Kg4 Bb7
  45. 45.Kh5 Ke7
  46. 46.Kg4 e5
  47. 47.Kf5 Bc8+
  48. 48.Kg6 e4
  49. 49.Bb3 f5
  50. 50.b7 Bxb7
  51. 51.Kxf5 e3
  52. 52.Bc4 Kd6
  53. 53.Kf4

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