Boris Gelfand vs Magnus Carlsen

FIDE Candidates · 2013 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 57 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event FIDE Candidates
Site London ENG
Round 3.3
Date 2013.03.17
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D52)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p2/6kP/4P1P1/3B4/p7/1pKn4/8 w - - 2 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Bg5 c6
  6. 6.e3 Qa5
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Rc1 Nxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 Ba3
  10. 10.Rc2 b6
  11. 11.Bd3 Ba6
  12. 12.O-O Bxd3
  13. 13.Qxd3 O-O
  14. 14.e4 Rfe8
  15. 15.e5 h6
  16. 16.Bh4 c5
  17. 17.Nd2 cxd4
  18. 18.cxd4 Rac8
  19. 19.Nc4 Qb5
  20. 20.f4 Rc7
  21. 21.Qxa3 Rxc4
  22. 22.Rxc4 Qxc4
  23. 23.Bf2 Qc7
  24. 24.Rc1 Qb7
  25. 25.Qd6 Nf8
  26. 26.g3 Rc8
  27. 27.Rxc8 Qxc8
  28. 28.d5 exd5
  29. 29.Qxd5 g6
  30. 30.Kg2 Ne6
  31. 31.Qf3 Kg7
  32. 32.a3 h5
  33. 33.h4 Qc2
  34. 34.Qb7 Qa4
  35. 35.Qf3 b5
  36. 36.f5 gxf5
  37. 37.Qxf5 Qxa3
  38. 38.Qxh5 a5
  39. 39.Qg4+ Kf8
  40. 40.h5 Qc1
  41. 41.Qe4 b4
  42. 42.Be3 Qc7
  43. 43.Qa8+ Kg7
  44. 44.h6+ Kh7
  45. 45.Qe4+ Kg8
  46. 46.Qa8+ Qd8
  47. 47.Qxd8+ Nxd8
  48. 48.Kf3 a4
  49. 49.Ke4 Nc6
  50. 50.Bc1 Na5
  51. 51.Bd2 b3
  52. 52.Kd3 Nc4
  53. 53.Bc3 a3
  54. 54.g4 Kh7
  55. 55.g5 Kg6
  56. 56.Bd4 b2
  57. 57.Kc2 Nd2

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