Michael Adams vs Boris Gelfand

Candidats FIDE m1 · 1994 · Sicilian, Alapin · 1-0 in 75 moves

The Game

White Michael Adams
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Candidats FIDE m1
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 5
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Alapin (B22)
Moves 75
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/R4k2/8/P4K2/r4p2/5P2/8/8 b - - 8 75

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.c3 d6
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.Bd3 cxd4
  5. 5.cxd4 g6
  6. 6.Nc3 Bg7
  7. 7.h3 O-O
  8. 8.Nf3 e5
  9. 9.dxe5 dxe5
  10. 10.O-O Nc6
  11. 11.Be3 Be6
  12. 12.Bb5 Na5
  13. 13.Qe2 a6
  14. 14.Bd3 Nc6
  15. 15.Rfd1 Qc8
  16. 16.Rac1 Rd8
  17. 17.Na4 Nd7
  18. 18.Bc4 Bxc4
  19. 19.Qxc4 Nd4
  20. 20.Qxc8 Raxc8
  21. 21.Rxc8 Rxc8
  22. 22.Nxd4 exd4
  23. 23.Bxd4 Bxd4
  24. 24.Rxd4 Rc1+
  25. 25.Kh2 Ne5
  26. 26.Rd5 Nc6
  27. 27.Rd2 g5
  28. 28.Kg3 Kg7
  29. 29.h4 gxh4+
  30. 30.Kxh4 Ne5
  31. 31.b3 Rh1+
  32. 32.Kg3 h5
  33. 33.Nc5 h4+
  34. 34.Kf4 Ng6+
  35. 35.Ke3 Re1+
  36. 36.Re2 Rc1
  37. 37.Nxb7 Rc3+
  38. 38.Kd4 Rc1
  39. 39.Ke3 Rc3+
  40. 40.Kd2 Rc7
  41. 41.Nd6 Rd7
  42. 42.e5 Nxe5
  43. 43.Rxe5 Rxd6+
  44. 44.Ke3 Kg6
  45. 45.Re4 Kg5
  46. 46.Ke2 f5
  47. 47.Ra4 Re6+
  48. 48.Kf1 Rd6
  49. 49.Kg1 Rd1+
  50. 50.Kh2 Rd6
  51. 51.Ra5 Kg4
  52. 52.Ra4+ Kg5
  53. 53.g3 hxg3+
  54. 54.Kxg3 Rd3+
  55. 55.f3 Rd6
  56. 56.Ra5 Rc6
  57. 57.b4 Rb6
  58. 58.a3 Rd6
  59. 59.Rc5 Rd3
  60. 60.Ra5 Rb3
  61. 61.Rxa6 f4+
  62. 62.Kg2 Kh5
  63. 63.Ra7 Kg5
  64. 64.Ra8 Kf5
  65. 65.Ra5+ Kf6
  66. 66.a4 Rxb4
  67. 67.Kh3 Ke6
  68. 68.Kg4 Rc4
  69. 69.Ra8 Rb4
  70. 70.Kg5 Rc4
  71. 71.a5 Ra4
  72. 72.Ra6+ Kf7
  73. 73.Kf5 Ke7
  74. 74.Ra8 Kf7
  75. 75.Ra7+

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