Boris Gelfand vs Anish Giri

Levitov Chess Week Blitz · 2019 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Levitov Chess Week Blitz
Site Amsterdam NED
Round 1.1
Date 2019.08.03
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (E10)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

3b4/8/2p1p3/1pP1Pp1k/pP2pP2/P3P2K/8/4B3 b - - 9 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 Bb4+
  5. 5.Bd2 Be7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.Qb3 c6
  9. 9.Bf4 a5
  10. 10.Rd1 h6
  11. 11.a3 Nh5
  12. 12.Bc1 Nhf6
  13. 13.Qc2 b5
  14. 14.c5 Ne4
  15. 15.Be3 f5
  16. 16.Ne5 Nxe5
  17. 17.dxe5 Bd7
  18. 18.Bd4 Be8
  19. 19.f3 Ng5
  20. 20.Nd2 Bg6
  21. 21.Qc3 f4
  22. 22.e3 fxg3
  23. 23.hxg3 Qe8
  24. 24.f4 Ne4
  25. 25.Nxe4 Bxe4
  26. 26.Bxe4 dxe4
  27. 27.Qc2 Qg6
  28. 28.Kg2 Rfd8
  29. 29.b4 a4
  30. 30.Rh1 Rd5
  31. 31.Qe2 Rf8
  32. 32.Raf1 Bd8
  33. 33.Qh5 Qh7
  34. 34.g4 Rd7
  35. 35.g5 Qf5
  36. 36.gxh6 g6
  37. 37.h7+ Kh8
  38. 38.Qxf5 gxf5
  39. 39.Rh6 Rxh7
  40. 40.Rfh1 Rg8+
  41. 41.Kf2 Rg7
  42. 42.Bc3 Kg8
  43. 43.Rxh7 Rxh7
  44. 44.Rxh7 Kxh7
  45. 45.Kg3 Kg6
  46. 46.Kh3 Kh5
  47. 47.Be1 Be7
  48. 48.Bf2 Bd8
  49. 49.Be1

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