Vassily Ivanchuk vs Magnus Carlsen - XXII Magistral Ciudad de Leon 2009.06.07

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Vassily Ivanchuk vs Magnus Carlsen
XXII Magistral Ciudad de Leon Leon ESP round 2.6 2009.06.07
Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Cobra Variation 1/2-1/2

[Event "XXII Magistral Ciudad de Leon"]
[Site "Leon ESP"]
[Date "2009.06.07"]
[EventDate "2009.06.07"]
[Round "2.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "199"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5
d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5
12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3 Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. Bc2 f4
17. Qh5 Rf7 18. Bxh7+ Kf8 19. Bf5 Qe8 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. Qg4
Qh6 22. Nc2 e4 23. Qh3 Qxh3 24. gxh3 Ne5 25. O-O Nd3 26. a4
Rb8 27. Ncb4 bxa4 28. Rxa4 Nxb2 29. Rxa6 Nc4 30. Rfa1 Be5
31. Nc6 Rb5 32. R6a4 Nd2 33. Ra8+ Kg7 34. Nce7 Kh7 35. Kh1 Rg7
36. h4 e3 37. fxe3 Ne4 38. R8a2 Nxc3 {Carlsen missed that
38...Ra5!! forces an immediate win: e.g. 39.Nf5 Nf2+! 40.Rxf2
Rxa1+} 39. exf4 Nxd5 40. fxe5 Nxe7 41. exd6 Nf5 42. Ra7 Nxd6
43. Rxg7+ Kxg7 44. Kg2 Nf5 45. Kf3 Nxh4+ 46. Ke4 Ng6 47. h4
Nxh4 48. Rf1 Ng6 49. Rf5 Rb4+ 50. Ke3 Ne7 51. Ra5 Kf6 52. Kd3
Ke6 53. Rh5 Nf5 54. Kc3 Rg4 55. Kd3 Ke5 56. Kc3 Rf4 57. Kd3
Kd5 58. Kc3 Rf3+ 59. Kb4 Kc6 60. Rg5 Ne3 61. Rc5+ Kd6 62. Rh5
Nd5+ 63. Kc4 Rf4+ 64. Kd3 Rg4 65. Rf5 Kc5 66. Rh5 Rf4 67. Rg5
Rh4 68. Rf5 Rh3+ 69. Ke2 Kd4 70. Rf8 Nc3+ 71. Kf2 Ne4+ 72. Kg2
Rg3+ 73. Kh2 Ke3 74. Rf7 Rg8 75. Rf5 Ng5 76. Ra5 Nf3+ 77. Kh3
Ng1+ 78. Kh4 Ne2 79. Rg5 Rh8+ 80. Kg4 Ke4 81. Rg7 Re8 82. Ra7
Rg8+ 83. Kh4 Nd4 84. Kh3 Nf5 85. Ra4+ Kf3 86. Ra3+ Ne3 87. Kh4
Rg1 88. Kh5 Kf4 89. Ra4+ Ke5 90. Ra5+ Nd5 91. Rb5 Ke4 92. Ra5
Nf6+ 93. Kh6 Ng8+ 94. Kh5 Nf6+ 95. Kh6 Kf4 96. Ra4+ Kf5
97. Ra5+ Ke6 98. Ra6+ Kf7 99. Ra7+ Kf8 100. Rf7+ 1/2-1/2

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Updated: 3 December, 2021
Created: 3 December, 2021