Magnus Carlsen vs Boris Gelfand

World Blitz · 2009 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 74 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 37
Date 2009.11.18
Opening English Opening (A33)
Moves 74
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Final Position

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

4k3/2n3n1/4P3/4Kp2/7N/8/8/8 b - - 9 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 c5
  4. 4.Nf3 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Nc6
  6. 6.a3 Be7
  7. 7.g3 Qb6
  8. 8.Nf3 O-O
  9. 9.Bg2 Rd8
  10. 10.O-O d5
  11. 11.cxd5 exd5
  12. 12.Na4 Qa6
  13. 13.Be3 Bg4
  14. 14.Bc5 Re8
  15. 15.Bxe7 Rxe7
  16. 16.e3 Ne5
  17. 17.Nc3 Rd8
  18. 18.Rc1 Ree8
  19. 19.Kh1 Ne4
  20. 20.Nxd5 Qe6
  21. 21.Nc7 Rxd1
  22. 22.Nxe6 Rxf1+
  23. 23.Rxf1 Bxf3
  24. 24.Nd4 Bxg2+
  25. 25.Kxg2 Rc8
  26. 26.Rd1 g6
  27. 27.f3 Nf6
  28. 28.Kf2 Nc4
  29. 29.Rc1 Nd6
  30. 30.Rd1 Nf5
  31. 31.Ne2 Rc2
  32. 32.e4 Ne7
  33. 33.b3 Nc6
  34. 34.Ke3 Rb2
  35. 35.Rd3 Rc2
  36. 36.h4 Ne5
  37. 37.Rc3 Rxc3+
  38. 38.Nxc3 Kf8
  39. 39.Nb5 Nc6
  40. 40.Nd6 b6
  41. 41.g4 Ke7
  42. 42.Nb5 Nd7
  43. 43.b4 a5
  44. 44.bxa5 bxa5
  45. 45.f4 h5
  46. 46.gxh5 gxh5
  47. 47.e5 Nc5
  48. 48.Nd6 Ke6
  49. 49.Ne8 Ne7
  50. 50.Ng7+ Kd5
  51. 51.Nxh5 Nf5+
  52. 52.Kf3 Nxh4+
  53. 53.Kg4 Ng2
  54. 54.Nf6+ Ke6
  55. 55.Nh7 Ne3+
  56. 56.Kf3 Nc4
  57. 57.Ng5+ Ke7
  58. 58.Ke2 Nxa3
  59. 59.f5 a4
  60. 60.e6 f6
  61. 61.Nf3 Nb5
  62. 62.Kd2 a3
  63. 63.Kc2 Ne4
  64. 64.Kb3 Ned6
  65. 65.Nh4 Nd4+
  66. 66.Kxa3 N4xf5
  67. 67.Ng6+ Ke8
  68. 68.Nf4 Ng7
  69. 69.Kb4 f5
  70. 70.Kc5 Ke7
  71. 71.Kd5 Nb5
  72. 72.Ke5 Nc7
  73. 73.Ng6+ Ke8
  74. 74.Nh4

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