Boris Gelfand vs Michael Adams

43rd Olympiad 2018 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 67 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Michael Adams
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 43rd Olympiad 2018
Site Batumi GEO
Round 8.5
Date 2018.10.02
Opening Catalan Opening (E04)
Moves 67
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Final Position

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

8/8/5K2/5B2/3k4/6P1/4b3/8 w - - 12 68

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 dxc4
  5. 5.Nf3 c5
  6. 6.O-O Nc6
  7. 7.Qa4 Bd7
  8. 8.dxc5 Bxc5
  9. 9.Qxc4 Be7
  10. 10.Nc3 O-O
  11. 11.Rd1 Qa5
  12. 12.e4 Rfd8
  13. 13.Qe2 Ng4
  14. 14.h3 Nge5
  15. 15.Nxe5 Nxe5
  16. 16.f4 Bc5+
  17. 17.Kh2 Nc6
  18. 18.Be3 f6
  19. 19.Bxc5 Qxc5
  20. 20.e5 fxe5
  21. 21.Ne4 Qe7
  22. 22.fxe5 Nxe5
  23. 23.Nd6 Nf7
  24. 24.Nxb7 Rdc8
  25. 25.Rac1 Rxc1
  26. 26.Rxc1 Rc8
  27. 27.Qe3 Rxc1
  28. 28.Qxc1 Qe8
  29. 29.Qc5 Qb8
  30. 30.b4 g6
  31. 31.Qe7 Ne5
  32. 32.Nc5 Qf8
  33. 33.Qg5 Nf7
  34. 34.Qe3 Qe7
  35. 35.a4 e5
  36. 36.b5 Be8
  37. 37.Bd5 h5
  38. 38.Ne4 Kg7
  39. 39.Qc5 Qxc5
  40. 40.Nxc5 Nd6
  41. 41.Kg2 Kf6
  42. 42.Kf3 Nf5
  43. 43.Ne4+ Ke7
  44. 44.Ke2 Nd6
  45. 45.Kd3 Bd7
  46. 46.Nf2 Kd8
  47. 47.Kc3 Kc7
  48. 48.Kb4 e4
  49. 49.Nxe4 Bxh3
  50. 50.Nxd6 Kxd6
  51. 51.Bf7 Bf5
  52. 52.a5 Bd3
  53. 53.Be8 Ke7
  54. 54.b6 axb6
  55. 55.axb6 Kd8
  56. 56.Kc3 Bb1
  57. 57.Kd4 Kc8
  58. 58.Ke5 Kb7
  59. 59.Kf6 Bf5
  60. 60.Bxg6 Bh3
  61. 61.Bxh5 Kxb6
  62. 62.Bg6 Bg4
  63. 63.Bf5 Be2
  64. 64.Kg5 Kc5
  65. 65.Bg4 Bb5
  66. 66.Kf6 Kd4
  67. 67.Bf5 Be2

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