Boris Gelfand vs Michael Adams

5th Classic KO 2013 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Michael Adams
Result 1-0
Event 5th Classic KO 2013
Site London ENG
Round 2.1
Date 2013.12.15
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p1R4b/6kP/4p3/1K6/P6R/5r2/8 b - - 1 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.g3 dxc4
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.Ne5 c5
  8. 8.dxc5 Qxd1+
  9. 9.Nxd1 Bxc5
  10. 10.Ne3 c3
  11. 11.bxc3 Nbd7
  12. 12.Nd3 Rb8
  13. 13.Nc4 b6
  14. 14.Nxc5 Nxc5
  15. 15.Ba3 Ba6
  16. 16.Ne5 Rfc8
  17. 17.Nc6 Rb7
  18. 18.Bxc5 bxc5
  19. 19.Ne5 Rb2
  20. 20.c4 h5
  21. 21.Bf3 Ng4
  22. 22.Nc6 Rc7
  23. 23.h3 Nf6
  24. 24.Ne5 Nd7
  25. 25.O-O-O Nxe5
  26. 26.Kxb2 Nxf3
  27. 27.exf3 Bxc4
  28. 28.Rd8+ Kh7
  29. 29.Rc1 Bd5
  30. 30.Rc3 Kg6
  31. 31.h4 Kf6
  32. 32.a3 Ke5
  33. 33.Rh8 g6
  34. 34.g4 hxg4
  35. 35.fxg4 Kd4
  36. 36.Re3 f5
  37. 37.gxf5 gxf5
  38. 38.h5 f4
  39. 39.Rh3 Rb7+
  40. 40.Kc1 Be4
  41. 41.Rd8+ Ke5
  42. 42.h6 c4
  43. 43.Kd2 Rb2+
  44. 44.Ke1 Rb1+
  45. 45.Rd1 Rb7
  46. 46.Rh5+ Kf6
  47. 47.Rd4 Rb1+
  48. 48.Kd2 Rb2+
  49. 49.Kc3 Rc2+
  50. 50.Kb4 Bh7
  51. 51.Rxf4+ Kg6
  52. 52.Rh3 e5
  53. 53.Rxc4 Rxf2
  54. 54.Rc7

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