Boris Gelfand vs Magnus Carlsen

8th Tal Memorial · 2013 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 8th Tal Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 6.5
Date 2013.06.19
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

3k4/4n3/1p2K2p/pP1N2n1/P2P4/8/8/3B4 w - - 7 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Bf4 dxc4
  6. 6.e3 a6
  7. 7.a4 Bd6
  8. 8.Bxd6 cxd6
  9. 9.Bxc4 O-O
  10. 10.O-O d5
  11. 11.Bd3 b6
  12. 12.Qb3 Qe7
  13. 13.Rfc1 Bb7
  14. 14.Rc2 Rfc8
  15. 15.Rac1 Qd6
  16. 16.Na2 Rxc2
  17. 17.Rxc2 Rc8
  18. 18.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  19. 19.Qc3 Bb7
  20. 20.b4 Ne4
  21. 21.Qc1 h6
  22. 22.h3 Kf8
  23. 23.b5 a5
  24. 24.Nc3 Qc7
  25. 25.Qa3+ Qd6
  26. 26.Qc1 Qc7
  27. 27.Qa3+ Ke8
  28. 28.Ne2 g5
  29. 29.Qb2 Ke7
  30. 30.Nd2 Ndf6
  31. 31.Nf1 Nd6
  32. 32.f3 Nd7
  33. 33.g4 f6
  34. 34.Nfg3 Nf8
  35. 35.Kf2 Bc8
  36. 36.Qc2 Qxc2
  37. 37.Bxc2 Bd7
  38. 38.Nc3 Be8
  39. 39.f4 Bf7
  40. 40.Bb3 gxf4
  41. 41.exf4 Ng6
  42. 42.f5 Nf4
  43. 43.fxe6 Nxh3+
  44. 44.Ke3 Bxe6
  45. 45.Nxd5+ Kd8
  46. 46.Nh5 f5
  47. 47.gxf5 Nxf5+
  48. 48.Ke4 Ng5+
  49. 49.Ke5 Ne7
  50. 50.Nhf4 Bg8
  51. 51.Bd1 Bxd5
  52. 52.Nxd5 Nf7+
  53. 53.Ke6 Ng5+
  54. 54.Ke5 Nf7+
  55. 55.Ke6 Ng5+

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