Magnus Carlsen vs Boris Gelfand

Legends of Chess Prelim · 2020 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Legends of Chess Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 4.1
Date 2020.07.24
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6p1/8/4pqpk/7r/6P1/PP3PK1/3Q3R b - - 5 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e5
  6. 6.Ndb5 d6
  7. 7.Nd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.exd5 Ne7
  9. 9.c4 Ng6
  10. 10.Qa4 Bd7
  11. 11.Qb4 Qb8
  12. 12.h4 h5
  13. 13.Be3 b6
  14. 14.Be2 Be7
  15. 15.g3 a6
  16. 16.Nc3 b5
  17. 17.cxb5 axb5
  18. 18.O-O O-O
  19. 19.Bxh5 Bd8
  20. 20.Ne4 Bf5
  21. 21.Nxd6 Be7
  22. 22.Bc5 Bh3
  23. 23.Bxg6 fxg6
  24. 24.Ne4 Bxc5
  25. 25.Qxc5 Bxf1
  26. 26.Rxf1 Qc8
  27. 27.Qxb5 Qg4
  28. 28.Qc4 Rf4
  29. 29.d6+ Kh8
  30. 30.Qd5 Raf8
  31. 31.d7 Rxe4
  32. 32.d8=Q Rxd8
  33. 33.Qxd8+ Kh7
  34. 34.Qd1 Qf5
  35. 35.Qd3 Qg4
  36. 36.h5 Kh6
  37. 37.Qd2+ g5
  38. 38.Qd6+ Kxh5
  39. 39.Kg2 Qf5
  40. 40.Rh1+ Rh4
  41. 41.Qd1+

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