Michael Adams vs Boris Gelfand

Sparkassen · 2006 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 117 moves

The Game

White Michael Adams
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Sparkassen
Site Dortmund GER
Round 4
Date 2006.08.02
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 117
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2k1NP2/2P1K3/8/8/8/8/5r2 b - - 6 117

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.a4 g6
  7. 7.Be2 Bg7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Nc6
  10. 10.Qd2 Nxd4
  11. 11.Bxd4 Be6
  12. 12.a5 Rc8
  13. 13.Bd3 Bc4
  14. 14.Rfd1 Qc7
  15. 15.h3 Rfe8
  16. 16.Bxc4 Qxc4
  17. 17.Ra4 Qc6
  18. 18.Rb4 Qc7
  19. 19.Rb6 Nd7
  20. 20.Nd5 Qb8
  21. 21.Rb4 Ne5
  22. 22.Ra4 Rc4
  23. 23.Rxc4 Nxc4
  24. 24.Qc3 Bxd4
  25. 25.Rxd4 Ne5
  26. 26.Rb4 Nc6
  27. 27.Rb6 Qc8
  28. 28.b4 Qd7
  29. 29.b5 axb5
  30. 30.a6 b4
  31. 31.Qa1 bxa6
  32. 32.Qxa6 Nd4
  33. 33.Rxb4 Ne6
  34. 34.Rb7 Qc8
  35. 35.Qb5 Kf8
  36. 36.Qb2 Ng7
  37. 37.Nxe7 Qc4
  38. 38.Qf6 Qxe4
  39. 39.Nf5 Qe1+
  40. 40.Kh2 Qe5+
  41. 41.Qxe5 dxe5
  42. 42.Nd6 Rd8
  43. 43.Nxf7 Rc8
  44. 44.Ng5 h5
  45. 45.Nh7+ Kg8
  46. 46.Nf6+ Kf8
  47. 47.Nh7+ Kg8
  48. 48.Nf6+ Kf8
  49. 49.Nd7+ Kg8
  50. 50.Rb2 Kf7
  51. 51.Nxe5+ Kf6
  52. 52.Nf3 Ne6
  53. 53.Rb6 Ke7
  54. 54.Ne5 g5
  55. 55.c4 h4
  56. 56.Rb7+ Kf6
  57. 57.Ng4+ Kg6
  58. 58.Rb6 Kf7
  59. 59.Rb7+ Kg6
  60. 60.Ne3 Ra8
  61. 61.Rb6 Kf7
  62. 62.g3 Ra2
  63. 63.Kg2 hxg3
  64. 64.Kxg3 Nc5
  65. 65.Kf3 Nd3
  66. 66.Ng4 Ke7
  67. 67.Rb3 Nc5
  68. 68.Re3+ Kf7
  69. 69.Ne5+ Kf6
  70. 70.Ng4+ Kg6
  71. 71.Re5 Ra3+
  72. 72.Ne3 Nd3
  73. 73.Rd5 Rc3
  74. 74.Rd4 Ra3
  75. 75.h4 gxh4
  76. 76.Rxh4 Ra2
  77. 77.Rh2 Kf6
  78. 78.Ke4 Nc5+
  79. 79.Kd5 Nb3
  80. 80.f3 Ra5+
  81. 81.Ke4 Nc5+
  82. 82.Kf4 Ne6+
  83. 83.Kg3 Ra3
  84. 84.Re2 Kg5
  85. 85.Nc2 Ra6
  86. 86.Nb4 Rb6
  87. 87.Nd5 Rd6
  88. 88.Re5+ Kh6
  89. 89.Nf4 Nc7
  90. 90.c5 Rc6
  91. 91.Kg4 Kg7
  92. 92.Kf5 Kf7
  93. 93.Ke4 Ra6
  94. 94.Rf5+ Ke8
  95. 95.Ke5 Rc6
  96. 96.Nd3 Ke7
  97. 97.Rh5 Re6+
  98. 98.Kd4 Rf6
  99. 99.f4 Ra6
  100. 100.Rh7+ Kd8
  101. 101.f5 Ne8
  102. 102.Nb4 Ra1
  103. 103.Nc6+ Kc8
  104. 104.Rh8 Kd7
  105. 105.Ne5+ Ke7
  106. 106.Ng6+ Kd8
  107. 107.Kd5 Re1
  108. 108.c6 Rd1+
  109. 109.Ke5 Kc7
  110. 110.Rxe8 Re1+
  111. 111.Kd5 Rxe8
  112. 112.f6 Rd8+
  113. 113.Kc5 Rd1
  114. 114.f7 Rc1+
  115. 115.Kd5 Rd1+
  116. 116.Ke6 Rf1
  117. 117.Ne7

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