Boris Gelfand vs Michael Adams

Hoogovens · 1996 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Michael Adams
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 10
Date 1996.00.00
Opening English Opening (A17)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

3R1k2/4n3/4p2p/4Pp2/2P2P2/8/r6P/5NK1 b - - 2 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.g3 Bxc3
  5. 5.bxc3 b6
  6. 6.Bg2 Bb7
  7. 7.d3 d6
  8. 8.e4 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Nfd7
  10. 10.Nh4 Nc6
  11. 11.f4 Ne7
  12. 12.Nf3 Nc5
  13. 13.Be3 Qd7
  14. 14.Re1 Rae8
  15. 15.Bf2 f5
  16. 16.e5 d5
  17. 17.Bxc5 bxc5
  18. 18.Qb3 Rb8
  19. 19.Qb5 Bc6
  20. 20.Qxc5 Rb2
  21. 21.Nd4 Ba8
  22. 22.Bf3 dxc4
  23. 23.Bxa8 Rxa8
  24. 24.dxc4 Kf7
  25. 25.Reb1 Rab8
  26. 26.Rxb2 Rxb2
  27. 27.Qxa7 Qc8
  28. 28.Rf1 c5
  29. 29.Nf3 h6
  30. 30.Rf2 Rb1+
  31. 31.Rf1 Rb2
  32. 32.Qa3 Qb7
  33. 33.Qxc5 Rxa2
  34. 34.Qe3 Qb3
  35. 35.Nd2 Qc2
  36. 36.Rf2 Ra3
  37. 37.Nf1 Qxc3
  38. 38.Rf3 Qxe3+
  39. 39.Rxe3 Ra2
  40. 40.Rd3 g5
  41. 41.Rd7 gxf4
  42. 42.gxf4 Kf8
  43. 43.Rd8+

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