Boris Gelfand vs Gukesh Dommaraju

28th Sigeman & Co 2023 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Gukesh Dommaraju
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 28th Sigeman & Co 2023
Site Malmo SWE
Round 6.2
Date 2023.05.09
Opening Slav Defense (D17)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

2R5/3r2pp/1k3b2/8/8/p7/B3PP1P/5K2 w - - 8 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.Ne5 Nbd7
  7. 7.Nxc4 Qc7
  8. 8.g3 e5
  9. 9.dxe5 Nxe5
  10. 10.Bf4 Nfd7
  11. 11.a5 O-O-O
  12. 12.Ne3 Nc5
  13. 13.Ncd5 Ne6
  14. 14.Bg2 Nxf4
  15. 15.gxf4 cxd5
  16. 16.Nxf5 Bb4+
  17. 17.Kf1 Nc4
  18. 18.a6 Qxf4
  19. 19.axb7+ Kb8
  20. 20.Qd4 Qxd4
  21. 21.Nxd4 Kxb7
  22. 22.Nc2 Be7
  23. 23.Rd1 Nxb2
  24. 24.Rb1 Bf6
  25. 25.Nb4 a5
  26. 26.Nd3 Ka6
  27. 27.Nxb2 Rb8
  28. 28.Bxd5 Bxb2
  29. 29.Bxf7 a4
  30. 30.Rg1 Bf6
  31. 31.Rxb8 Rxb8
  32. 32.Rg3 Ka5
  33. 33.Re3 Rf8
  34. 34.Bd5 Rd8
  35. 35.Bf7 Ra8
  36. 36.Re8 Ra7
  37. 37.Bg8 a3
  38. 38.Rc8 Kb4
  39. 39.Ba2 Rd7
  40. 40.Rb8+ Kc5
  41. 41.Rc8+ Kb6

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