Wei Yi vs Vassily Ivanchuk

FIDE World Cup 2023 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 72 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2023
Site Baku AZE
Round 3.2
Date 2023.08.06
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 72
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Final Position

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

8/8/1k6/4R3/5b2/3K4/P7/8 b - - 0 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.Bg5 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 g5
  8. 8.Bg3 d6
  9. 9.Nbd2 Nh5
  10. 10.Bxc6 bxc6
  11. 11.d4 exd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Nxg3
  13. 13.hxg3 Qf6
  14. 14.Qh5 Kg7
  15. 15.O-O-O Bd7
  16. 16.e5 Qg6
  17. 17.Qxg6+ fxg6
  18. 18.Ne4 Bb6
  19. 19.Nf6 Bc8
  20. 20.f4 h5
  21. 21.Rhe1 g4
  22. 22.Rd2 dxe5
  23. 23.fxe5 Rd8
  24. 24.Nxc6 Rxd2
  25. 25.Kxd2 Bb7
  26. 26.Nd4 Bxg2
  27. 27.Ke3 c5
  28. 28.Ne6+ Kf7
  29. 29.Ng5+ Ke7
  30. 30.c4 Rd8
  31. 31.Rg1 Bc6
  32. 32.Rf1 Ba5
  33. 33.Nfe4 Bxe4
  34. 34.Nxe4 Bc7
  35. 35.Rf6 Bxe5
  36. 36.Rxg6 Bxb2
  37. 37.Ra6 Bc1+
  38. 38.Ke2 Rd4
  39. 39.Rxa7+ Kd8
  40. 40.Nxc5 Rxc4
  41. 41.Ne6+ Kc8
  42. 42.Kd3 Rc6
  43. 43.Nd4 Rf6
  44. 44.Ke4 Kb8
  45. 45.Rh7 Ra6
  46. 46.Rh8+ Kb7
  47. 47.Nb3 Rh6
  48. 48.Nc5+ Kb6
  49. 49.Nd7+ Kb5
  50. 50.Rb8+ Kc6
  51. 51.Ne5+ Kc7
  52. 52.Rb1 Ba3
  53. 53.Rh1 Be7
  54. 54.Nxg4 Rg6
  55. 55.Ne3 Rxg3
  56. 56.Rxh5 Bg5
  57. 57.Nc4 Kc6
  58. 58.Ne5+ Kb6
  59. 59.Rh2 Kb5
  60. 60.Rb2+ Ka4
  61. 61.Rb8 Bf6
  62. 62.Nd3 Rg5
  63. 63.Rb6 Bg7
  64. 64.Rb7 Bh8
  65. 65.Rc7 Kb5
  66. 66.Rc8 Bg7
  67. 67.Nf4 Re5+
  68. 68.Kd3 Bh6
  69. 69.Rb8+ Kc5
  70. 70.Ra8 Bxf4
  71. 71.Ra5+ Kb6
  72. 72.Rxe5

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