Boris Gelfand vs Alexander Grischuk

TCh-RUS · 2004 · Tarrasch Defense · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1-0
Event TCh-RUS
Site Sochi RUS
Round 7
Date 2004.04.26
Opening Tarrasch Defense (D34)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2R5/7r/1p6/1k5P/2p2PP1/4P3/4K3/8 w - - 1 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 c5
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Nf3 Nc6
  6. 6.g3 Nf6
  7. 7.Bg2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Bg5 c4
  10. 10.Ne5 Be6
  11. 11.b3 Qa5
  12. 12.Qd2 Rad8
  13. 13.bxc4 Bb4
  14. 14.Nxc6 bxc6
  15. 15.Rfc1 dxc4
  16. 16.Bxf6 gxf6
  17. 17.e3 c5
  18. 18.d5 Bxc3
  19. 19.Rxc3 Bxd5
  20. 20.Bxd5 Rxd5
  21. 21.Qc2 Rc8
  22. 22.Rxc4 Qd2
  23. 23.Rc1 Qxc2
  24. 24.R1xc2 Rc6
  25. 25.Kg2 Ra6
  26. 26.a4 h6
  27. 27.Kf3 Kf8
  28. 28.Ke2 Ra5
  29. 29.Rb2 Rd6
  30. 30.Rb8+ Ke7
  31. 31.Rh4 Rb6
  32. 32.Rc8 Kd7
  33. 33.Rh8 Rb4
  34. 34.R4xh6 Rb6
  35. 35.R6h7 Rxa4
  36. 36.Rxf7+ Kc6
  37. 37.Rxf6+ Kb5
  38. 38.Rxb6+ axb6
  39. 39.h4 Ra2+
  40. 40.Kf3 c4
  41. 41.h5 Ra7
  42. 42.Rc8 Rf7+
  43. 43.Ke2 Kb4
  44. 44.g4 Rh7
  45. 45.f4 Kb5

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