Boris Gelfand vs Michael Adams

Madrid · 1996 · Pirc Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 64 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Michael Adams
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Madrid
Site Madrid
Round 9
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Pirc Defense (B07)
Moves 64
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Final Position

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

3R4/1B6/3b4/3P2k1/1pp1r3/1P3K2/2P5/8 b - - 9 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d6
  2. 2.e4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.g3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.Nge2 e5
  7. 7.h3 Nc6
  8. 8.Be3 Bd7
  9. 9.O-O exd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Re8
  11. 11.Nde2 b5
  12. 12.a3 a5
  13. 13.g4 b4
  14. 14.axb4 axb4
  15. 15.Rxa8 Qxa8
  16. 16.Nd5 Nxd5
  17. 17.exd5 Ne5
  18. 18.b3 c5
  19. 19.Ng3 Qc8
  20. 20.Ne4 Qb8
  21. 21.f4 Nxg4
  22. 22.hxg4 f5
  23. 23.gxf5 gxf5
  24. 24.Ng5 Rxe3
  25. 25.Qh5 h6
  26. 26.Qf7+ Kh8
  27. 27.Qxd7 hxg5
  28. 28.fxg5 Bd4
  29. 29.Kh1 Qe8
  30. 30.Qxd6 Qh5+
  31. 31.Qh2 Qxh2+
  32. 32.Kxh2 Kg7
  33. 33.Rxf5 Kg6
  34. 34.Rf8 Kxg5
  35. 35.Bf1 Re5
  36. 36.Bc4 Rf5
  37. 37.Rd8 Be5+
  38. 38.Kg2 Rf6
  39. 39.Re8 Bd6
  40. 40.Bd3 Rf8
  41. 41.Re6 Rf6
  42. 42.Re3 Rf4
  43. 43.Be2 Rf5
  44. 44.Bc4 Re5
  45. 45.Rg3+ Kf6
  46. 46.Rh3 Rg5+
  47. 47.Kf3 Rf5+
  48. 48.Ke2 Re5+
  49. 49.Kd3 Rg5
  50. 50.Rh4 Rg3+
  51. 51.Ke4 Kg5
  52. 52.Rh8 Rg4+
  53. 53.Ke3 Rh4
  54. 54.Rg8+ Kf6
  55. 55.Re8 Rh3+
  56. 56.Ke4 Rh4+
  57. 57.Kf3 Kg5
  58. 58.Ba6 Rd4
  59. 59.Bb7 c4
  60. 60.Rd8 Rf4+
  61. 61.Ke2 Re4+
  62. 62.Kf3 Rf4+
  63. 63.Ke2 Re4+
  64. 64.Kf3

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