Magnus Carlsen vs Boris Gelfand

Zurich CC Blitz 2014 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Zurich CC Blitz 2014
Site Zurich SUI
Round 2.3
Date 2014.01.29
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A48)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

8/3r1k1p/2R2bp1/8/5P1P/2p1B1K1/5P2/8 b - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.Bg5 Bg7
  4. 4.Nbd2 O-O
  5. 5.c3 d6
  6. 6.e4 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 dxc5
  8. 8.Bc4 Nc6
  9. 9.O-O Qc7
  10. 10.Qe2 Na5
  11. 11.e5 Nxc4
  12. 12.Nxc4 Nd5
  13. 13.Qe4 Be6
  14. 14.Rfe1 Rad8
  15. 15.Qh4 Rfe8
  16. 16.Rad1 f6
  17. 17.Bh6 Bh8
  18. 18.h3 b5
  19. 19.Ncd2 Bf5
  20. 20.Ne4 Qc6
  21. 21.Ng3 Bc8
  22. 22.Qe4 Bb7
  23. 23.h4 Nb6
  24. 24.Rxd8 Rxd8
  25. 25.exf6 Bxf6
  26. 26.Qe2 Nc4
  27. 27.a4 a6
  28. 28.axb5 axb5
  29. 29.Qc2 Ne5
  30. 30.Qe4 Qxe4
  31. 31.Nxe4 Bxe4
  32. 32.Rxe4 Rd1+
  33. 33.Kh2 Nxf3+
  34. 34.gxf3 Rb1
  35. 35.Re2 b4
  36. 36.Be3 bxc3
  37. 37.bxc3 c4
  38. 38.Bc5 Bxc3
  39. 39.Rxe7 Bf6
  40. 40.Re4 c3
  41. 41.Be3 Rb5
  42. 42.Kg3 Kf7
  43. 43.Rc4 Rb7
  44. 44.Rc6 Rd7
  45. 45.f4

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