Boris Gelfand vs Michael Adams

Candidats FIDE m1 · 1994 · Pirc Defense · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Michael Adams
Result 1-0
Event Candidats FIDE m1
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 6
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Pirc Defense (B07)
Moves 52
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1rR1bpk1/1P2p3/4P3/3Bqp1p/5Q1P/6PK/8 b - - 3 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d6
  2. 2.e4 Nf6
  3. 3.f3 d5
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Nxd4
  9. 9.Bxd4 Nb8
  10. 10.Nc3 Nc6
  11. 11.Bb5 e6
  12. 12.a3 Bd7
  13. 13.Bxc6 Bxc6
  14. 14.O-O g6
  15. 15.Qd2 Qc7
  16. 16.Rf3 b6
  17. 17.Nd1 h5
  18. 18.a4 Bc5
  19. 19.Rc3 Be7
  20. 20.b4 Qb7
  21. 21.Rb3 Bd7
  22. 22.Ne3 Rc8
  23. 23.a5 Bb5
  24. 24.axb6 a6
  25. 25.Rc3 Kd7
  26. 26.Rc5 Rxc5
  27. 27.bxc5 Rc8
  28. 28.c4 dxc4
  29. 29.Rc1 Ke8
  30. 30.Nxc4 Qd5
  31. 31.Na5 Bc6
  32. 32.Be3 Qe4
  33. 33.Nxc6 Qxc6
  34. 34.h3 Qb5
  35. 35.Qc2 Qc6
  36. 36.Kh2 a5
  37. 37.Ra1 Ra8
  38. 38.Ra4 h4
  39. 39.Qa2 Qb5
  40. 40.Qc4 Qc6
  41. 41.Qa2 Qb5
  42. 42.c6 Qxc6
  43. 43.Rxa5 Rb8
  44. 44.Ra7 Qe4
  45. 45.Qb3 Kf8
  46. 46.Rd7 g5
  47. 47.Rd4 Qf5
  48. 48.Rc4 Rb7
  49. 49.Rc8+ Kg7
  50. 50.Rc7 gxf4
  51. 51.Bd4 Qe4
  52. 52.Qf3

More Boris Gelfand Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Boris Gelfand and Michael Adams, or browse all Boris Gelfand games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.