Boris Gelfand vs Magnus Carlsen

4th Kings Tournament · 2010 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 4th Kings Tournament
Site Medias ROU
Round 8
Date 2010.06.22
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

8/5ppk/4p2p/3p4/4n3/4P2P/PQ3PP1/4qNK1 b - - 5 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.Bf4 Nf6
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 Nbd7
  7. 7.c5 c6
  8. 8.Bd3 b6
  9. 9.b4 a5
  10. 10.b5 Bb7
  11. 11.cxb6 Qxb6
  12. 12.O-O Rfc8
  13. 13.bxc6 Bxc6
  14. 14.Rb1 Qd8
  15. 15.Qe2 Ne4
  16. 16.Rfc1 Ndf6
  17. 17.Ba6 Ba3
  18. 18.Rc2 Rxa6
  19. 19.Qxa6 Ba4
  20. 20.Nxa4 Rxc2
  21. 21.h3 Bf8
  22. 22.Nc5 h6
  23. 23.Qa7 Bxc5
  24. 24.dxc5 Rxc5
  25. 25.Rb8 Rc8
  26. 26.Bc7 Qe8
  27. 27.Rxc8 Qxc8
  28. 28.Bxa5 Qc1+
  29. 29.Be1 Nd2
  30. 30.Nxd2 Qxe1+
  31. 31.Nf1 Ne4
  32. 32.Qb8+ Kh7
  33. 33.Qb2

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