Boris Gelfand vs Magnus Carlsen

Tal Memorial Blitz · 2008 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event Tal Memorial Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 17
Date 2008.08.29
Opening Slav Defense (D17)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/5p1p/6p1/2b5/1p2PP2/5R2/r4RPP/6K1 w - - 1 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.Ne5 Nbd7
  7. 7.Nxc4 Nb6
  8. 8.Ne5 a5
  9. 9.Bg5 g6
  10. 10.e3 Bg7
  11. 11.Bd3 Be6
  12. 12.O-O Nfd5
  13. 13.Nf3 Nb4
  14. 14.Be2 O-O
  15. 15.Ne4 Bd5
  16. 16.Nc5 Nd7
  17. 17.Nd3 Re8
  18. 18.Nxb4 axb4
  19. 19.Rc1 Qa5
  20. 20.Bc4 Bxc4
  21. 21.Rxc4 Nb6
  22. 22.Rc1 Qxa4
  23. 23.b3 Qa2
  24. 24.e4 Nd7
  25. 25.Be3 e5
  26. 26.d5 Nf6
  27. 27.dxc6 bxc6
  28. 28.Nd2 Red8
  29. 29.Rc4 Rd3
  30. 30.Qc2 Qxc2
  31. 31.Rxc2 Rc3
  32. 32.Rb2 Ng4
  33. 33.Bb6 Nf6
  34. 34.f3 Nd7
  35. 35.Bf2 Bf8
  36. 36.Nc4 Nc5
  37. 37.Nxe5 Nxb3
  38. 38.Nxc6 Rxc6
  39. 39.Rxb3 Ra2
  40. 40.f4 Rcc2
  41. 41.Rf3 Rxf2
  42. 42.R1xf2 Bc5

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