Arjun Erigaisi vs Boris Gelfand

40th ECC Open 2025 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Arjun Erigaisi
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 40th ECC Open 2025
Site Rhodes GRE
Round 7.43
Date 2025.10.25
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/8/P1p1k3/2b1p2p/2N1P1pP/1P6/4Kr2/R7 w - - 7 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 e6
  4. 4.Bxc6 bxc6
  5. 5.d3 Ne7
  6. 6.Nbd2 d6
  7. 7.e5 dxe5
  8. 8.Nxe5 Qd5
  9. 9.Nef3 f6
  10. 10.Qe2 e5
  11. 11.b3 Ng6
  12. 12.Nc4 Bg4
  13. 13.h4 h5
  14. 14.Qe4 Kf7
  15. 15.Ne3 Qxe4
  16. 16.dxe4 Bxf3
  17. 17.gxf3 Nf4
  18. 18.Nc4 Ne6
  19. 19.Be3 Be7
  20. 20.c3 Rhd8
  21. 21.Ke2 Rd7
  22. 22.Rad1 Rad8
  23. 23.Rxd7 Rxd7
  24. 24.Na5 Rc7
  25. 25.Rd1 g5
  26. 26.Rh1 Kg6
  27. 27.Kf1 Nd8
  28. 28.Rg1 Nf7
  29. 29.f4 exf4
  30. 30.Bxf4 Bd6
  31. 31.Be3 Ne5
  32. 32.Ke2 g4
  33. 33.Rd1 Be7
  34. 34.Bf4 Rc8
  35. 35.Bxe5 fxe5
  36. 36.Rh1 Kf7
  37. 37.Nc4 Ke6
  38. 38.Ne3 a5
  39. 39.Nc4 Rf8
  40. 40.a4 Rf3
  41. 41.Nxa5 c4
  42. 42.Nxc4 Rxc3
  43. 43.Ra1 Rc2+
  44. 44.Kd3 Rxf2
  45. 45.a5 Bc5
  46. 46.a6 Rf3+
  47. 47.Ke2 Rf2+
  48. 48.Kd3 Rf3+
  49. 49.Ke2 Rf2+

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