Boris Gelfand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

SochiJ-A · 1986 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SochiJ-A
Site Sochi
Date 1986.00.00
Opening Catalan Opening (E04)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

2r5/pkR5/1p6/4r3/1N1B4/1P2nb2/P7/1KR5 b - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.g3 dxc4
  5. 5.Bg2 Nc6
  6. 6.Qa4 Nd7
  7. 7.Qxc4 Nb6
  8. 8.Qd3 e5
  9. 9.Nxe5 Nb4
  10. 10.Qd1 Qxd4
  11. 11.Qxd4 Nc2+
  12. 12.Kd1 Nxd4
  13. 13.e3 Ne6
  14. 14.Nc3 f6
  15. 15.Nd3 Nc5
  16. 16.Nxc5 Bxc5
  17. 17.Kc2 Bf5+
  18. 18.e4 Be6
  19. 19.f4 O-O-O
  20. 20.b3 h5
  21. 21.h3 f5
  22. 22.Bb2 h4
  23. 23.g4 fxg4
  24. 24.f5 gxh3
  25. 25.Bxh3 Bd7
  26. 26.e5 Bc6
  27. 27.f6+ Kb8
  28. 28.fxg7 Rh7
  29. 29.Rad1 Re8
  30. 30.Bf5 Rxg7
  31. 31.Rxh4 Rg5
  32. 32.Ne4 Rxf5
  33. 33.Nxc5 Nd5
  34. 34.Kb1 b6
  35. 35.Na6+ Kb7
  36. 36.Nb4 Ne3
  37. 37.Rc1 Bf3
  38. 38.Rh7 Rc8
  39. 39.Bd4 Rxe5
  40. 40.Rhxc7+

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