Ding Liren vs Boris Gelfand

Petrosian Memorial 2014 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Petrosian Memorial 2014
Site Moscow RUS
Round 6.1
Date 2014.11.10
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D78)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

8/P7/2R3k1/3K1pp1/6P1/r7/8/8 b - - 1 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 c6
  4. 4.Bg2 d5
  5. 5.Nf3 Bg7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.b3 dxc4
  8. 8.bxc4 c5
  9. 9.Bb2 Qb6
  10. 10.Qc1 cxd4
  11. 11.Nxd4 Nc6
  12. 12.Nxc6 bxc6
  13. 13.Nd2 Bg4
  14. 14.Nb3 Bxe2
  15. 15.Re1 Bd3
  16. 16.c5 Qa6
  17. 17.Rxe7 Rae8
  18. 18.Re1 Bc4
  19. 19.Rxe8 Rxe8
  20. 20.Bxc6 Qxc6
  21. 21.Qxc4 Ne4
  22. 22.Na5 Qxc5
  23. 23.Qxc5 Nxc5
  24. 24.Bxg7 Kxg7
  25. 25.Rc1 Ne6
  26. 26.Nb3 Kf6
  27. 27.Kf1 Ke5
  28. 28.Nc5 Nxc5
  29. 29.Rxc5+ Kf6
  30. 30.Ra5 Re7
  31. 31.g4 g5
  32. 32.Ra6+ Kg7
  33. 33.Kg2 f6
  34. 34.Kg3 Rc7
  35. 35.a4 Kg6
  36. 36.a5 Rb7
  37. 37.f3 Rb3
  38. 38.h3 Ra3
  39. 39.Rxa7 h5
  40. 40.Kf2 Ra2+
  41. 41.Ke3 Ra3+
  42. 42.Ke4 Ra4+
  43. 43.Kd5 Ra3
  44. 44.a6 hxg4
  45. 45.fxg4 Rxh3
  46. 46.Rc7 Ra3
  47. 47.a7 f5
  48. 48.Rc6+

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