Magnus Carlsen vs Boris Gelfand

Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 · King's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Zurich Chess Challenge 2014
Site Zurich SUI
Round 1.1
Date 2014.01.30
Opening King's Indian Defense (E60)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r4/4N1k1/1R3b1r/8/1P2B3/4P2P/5R2/3b2K1 b - - 2 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.g3 c6
  5. 5.Bg2 d5
  6. 6.Qa4 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Nfd7
  8. 8.Qc2 Nf6
  9. 9.Bf4 Bf5
  10. 10.Qb3 Qb6
  11. 11.Nbd2 Ne4
  12. 12.e3 Qxb3
  13. 13.axb3 Na6
  14. 14.cxd5 cxd5
  15. 15.g4 Bxg4
  16. 16.Nxe4 dxe4
  17. 17.Nd2 f5
  18. 18.f3 e5
  19. 19.dxe5 exf3
  20. 20.Nxf3 Rae8
  21. 21.Ra5 Nb4
  22. 22.Nd4 b6
  23. 23.Rxa7 Bxe5
  24. 24.Bh6 Rf6
  25. 25.h3 Bh5
  26. 26.Nc2 g5
  27. 27.Bxg5 Rg6
  28. 28.Rxf5 h6
  29. 29.Bxh6 Rxh6
  30. 30.Nxb4 Bxb2
  31. 31.Nd5 Kh8
  32. 32.Rb7 Bd1
  33. 33.b4 Rg8
  34. 34.Ne7 Rd8
  35. 35.Be4 Bf6
  36. 36.Rxb6 Kg7
  37. 37.Rf2

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