Boris Gelfand vs Arjun Erigaisi

World Rapid 2021 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Arjun Erigaisi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Rapid 2021
Site Warsaw POL
Round 3.8
Date 2021.12.26
Opening Catalan Opening (E04)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/8/3kR3/bp3K2/8 b - - 10 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.d4 dxc4
  5. 5.Bg2 Nbd7
  6. 6.O-O c6
  7. 7.a4 a5
  8. 8.Qc2 b5
  9. 9.Ne5 Nxe5
  10. 10.dxe5 Nd5
  11. 11.axb5 cxb5
  12. 12.Nc3 Qb6
  13. 13.Nxd5 exd5
  14. 14.Bxd5 Ra7
  15. 15.b3 Bc5
  16. 16.bxc4 b4
  17. 17.Qe4 O-O
  18. 18.Kg2 b3
  19. 19.Bb2 a4
  20. 20.Ra3 Qh6
  21. 21.Rd1 Qh3+
  22. 22.Kg1 Qf5
  23. 23.Qxf5 Bxf5
  24. 24.e4 Bg4
  25. 25.Rda1 Bd7
  26. 26.Kf1 Rb8
  27. 27.Ke2 Ra6
  28. 28.h4 g6
  29. 29.f4 h5
  30. 30.Kd3 Kf8
  31. 31.Rf1 Ke8
  32. 32.Rfa1 Bf2
  33. 33.f5 gxf5
  34. 34.exf5 Bxf5+
  35. 35.Ke2 Bxg3
  36. 36.Rxa4 Rxa4
  37. 37.Rxa4 Bxh4
  38. 38.Ra7 Be7
  39. 39.Ra6 Bg6
  40. 40.e6 h4
  41. 41.exf7+ Bxf7
  42. 42.Rh6 Bxd5
  43. 43.Rh8+ Kf7
  44. 44.Rxb8 Bxc4+
  45. 45.Kf2 Kg6
  46. 46.Bd4 Kf5
  47. 47.Rb7 Ke4
  48. 48.Rxe7+ Kxd4
  49. 49.Rh7 b2
  50. 50.Rxh4+ Kd3
  51. 51.Rh1 Ba2
  52. 52.Re1 Kc3
  53. 53.Re3+ Kd4
  54. 54.Re1 Kd3
  55. 55.Re3+

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