Boris Gelfand vs Michael Adams

27th ECC · 2011 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Michael Adams
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 27th ECC
Site Rogaska Slatina SLO
Round 5.1
Date 2011.09.29
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

6k1/3n1pp1/q1p1pn1p/2Pp4/3P1P2/r1N1P2P/1Q1N2P1/2R3K1 w - - 3 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.c5 c6
  8. 8.h3 b6
  9. 9.b4 a5
  10. 10.a3 h6
  11. 11.Bh2 Ba6
  12. 12.Bxa6 Rxa6
  13. 13.O-O Qc8
  14. 14.Qc2 Qb7
  15. 15.Rfc1 axb4
  16. 16.axb4 Rfa8
  17. 17.Rab1 Ra3
  18. 18.Nd2 Bd8
  19. 19.Nb3 bxc5
  20. 20.bxc5 Bc7
  21. 21.Bxc7 Qxc7
  22. 22.f4 Rb8
  23. 23.Nd2 Rxb1
  24. 24.Qxb1 Qa5
  25. 25.Qb2 Qa6

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