Boris Gelfand vs Arjun Erigaisi

Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 99 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Arjun Erigaisi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023
Site Astana KAZ
Round 18.3
Date 2023.04.25
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D77)
Moves 99
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

8/8/4R3/8/8/3K4/4pk2/8 b - - 3 99

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.c4 Nc6
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.e3 Nb6
  9. 9.Nc3 a5
  10. 10.d5 Bxc3
  11. 11.dxc6 Bf6
  12. 12.Nd4 bxc6
  13. 13.Qc2 Bb7
  14. 14.Rd1 Qc8
  15. 15.Nxc6 a4
  16. 16.Bd2 a3
  17. 17.Bc3 Bxc6
  18. 18.Bxc6 axb2
  19. 19.Qxb2 Na4
  20. 20.Bxa4 Bxc3
  21. 21.Qxc3 Rxa4
  22. 22.Rd4 Ra7
  23. 23.a4 Qb7
  24. 24.h4 h5
  25. 25.a5 Qb5
  26. 26.Rc4 Qd7
  27. 27.Rc5 Rb8
  28. 28.Rc1 Rba8
  29. 29.Rxc7 Rxc7
  30. 30.Qxc7 Qxc7
  31. 31.Rxc7 Rxa5
  32. 32.Rxe7 Kg7
  33. 33.Kg2 Ra2
  34. 34.Rd7 Kf6
  35. 35.Kf3 Ke6
  36. 36.Rb7 Kf6
  37. 37.e4 Rc2
  38. 38.Ke3 Ra2
  39. 39.Rb6+ Kg7
  40. 40.f3 Ra3+
  41. 41.Kf4 Ra5
  42. 42.Rd6 Rb5
  43. 43.Rd5 Rb4
  44. 44.g4 hxg4
  45. 45.Kxg4 Rb1
  46. 46.h5 gxh5+
  47. 47.Rxh5 Kg6
  48. 48.Rg5+ Kf6
  49. 49.Ra5 Rg1+
  50. 50.Kf4 Rh1
  51. 51.e5+ Ke6
  52. 52.Ra6+ Ke7
  53. 53.Ke4 Rh4+
  54. 54.f4 Rh1
  55. 55.Ra7+ Kf8
  56. 56.Kf5 Rh5+
  57. 57.Kg4 Rh6
  58. 58.Kg5 Rg6+
  59. 59.Kf5 Rh6
  60. 60.Rd7 Ke8
  61. 61.Rd6 Rh4
  62. 62.Kg5 Rh1
  63. 63.Ra6 Rg1+
  64. 64.Kf5 Rh1
  65. 65.Ra8+ Ke7
  66. 66.Ra7+ Kf8
  67. 67.Rd7 Ke8
  68. 68.Rb7 Kf8
  69. 69.Kg5 Rg1+
  70. 70.Kf6 Rg6+
  71. 71.Kf5 Rh6
  72. 72.Rd7 Ke8
  73. 73.Rd6 Rh1
  74. 74.Kf6 Rh6+
  75. 75.Kg7 Rh4
  76. 76.f5 Rg4+
  77. 77.Kf6 Rh4
  78. 78.Kg5 Rh1
  79. 79.Ra6 Ke7
  80. 80.Ra7+ Kf8
  81. 81.Ra8+ Ke7
  82. 82.f6+ Kd7
  83. 83.Rf8 Rg1+
  84. 84.Kh6 Ke6
  85. 85.Re8+ Kf5
  86. 86.Kh7 Rg5
  87. 87.Re7 Kf4
  88. 88.e6 fxe6
  89. 89.f7 Rf5
  90. 90.Kg6 e5
  91. 91.Re6 Rxf7
  92. 92.Kxf7 e4
  93. 93.Rf6+ Kg3
  94. 94.Re6 Kf4
  95. 95.Ke7 e3
  96. 96.Kd6 Kf3
  97. 97.Kd5 e2
  98. 98.Kd4 Kf2
  99. 99.Kd3

More Boris Gelfand Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Boris Gelfand and Arjun Erigaisi, or browse all Boris Gelfand games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.