Magnus Carlsen vs Boris Gelfand

74th Tata Steel GMA · 2012 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event 74th Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 7
Date 2012.01.21
Opening Slav Defense (D12)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5kB1/6p1/2p5/Pp4N1/3n3P/1P4P1/1b3PK1/8 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bf5
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Nh4 Bg6
  7. 7.Nxg6 hxg6
  8. 8.Bd3 Nbd7
  9. 9.O-O Bd6
  10. 10.h3 dxc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 O-O
  12. 12.Qc2 Qe7
  13. 13.Rd1 Rac8
  14. 14.Bd2 Nb6
  15. 15.Bf1 e5
  16. 16.dxe5 Bxe5
  17. 17.Rac1 Rcd8
  18. 18.Be1 Rxd1
  19. 19.Rxd1 Rd8
  20. 20.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  21. 21.g3 Qe7
  22. 22.Bg2 Bd6
  23. 23.Bd2 Qe6
  24. 24.b3 Nbd5
  25. 25.Ne2 Nb4
  26. 26.Qb1 Qf5
  27. 27.e4 Qc5
  28. 28.Nf4 g5
  29. 29.Ne2 g4
  30. 30.h4 Nd7
  31. 31.Be3 Qc2
  32. 32.Qxc2 Nxc2
  33. 33.Bxa7 Ba3
  34. 34.Nc3 Bb2
  35. 35.Nd1 Bc1
  36. 36.Bf1 Nb4
  37. 37.a4 Nf6
  38. 38.e5 Nd7
  39. 39.Bd4 Nc2
  40. 40.Bc3 Nc5
  41. 41.Be2 Ne4
  42. 42.Bxg4 Nxc3
  43. 43.Nxc3 Bb2
  44. 44.e6 fxe6
  45. 45.Bxe6+ Kf8
  46. 46.Ne4 Nd4
  47. 47.Ng5 Ke7
  48. 48.Bg8 Kf8
  49. 49.Bc4 Ke7
  50. 50.Kg2 b5
  51. 51.Bg8 Kf8
  52. 52.a5

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