Boris Gelfand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

URS-chTJ · 1989 · King's Indian, Classical · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event URS-chTJ
Site Kramatorsk
Date 1989.00.00
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E94)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2rbnr2/2q3k1/4B1p1/3Pp1P1/2P1Pp2/5P2/7R/R5QK b - - 1 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.Be2 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 Nbd7
  7. 7.O-O e5
  8. 8.Be3 c6
  9. 9.d5 c5
  10. 10.Ne1 Ne8
  11. 11.g4 Qh4
  12. 12.Kh1 Kh8
  13. 13.Rg1 Qe7
  14. 14.a3 Ndf6
  15. 15.b4 b6
  16. 16.Nd3 Ng8
  17. 17.a4 f5
  18. 18.g5 Qf7
  19. 19.a5 Rb8
  20. 20.f3 h6
  21. 21.axb6 axb6
  22. 22.h4 f4
  23. 23.Bf2 hxg5
  24. 24.hxg5 Bf6
  25. 25.Rg2 Bd8
  26. 26.Nb5 Ne7
  27. 27.Rh2+ Kg8
  28. 28.Bf1 Qg7
  29. 29.Na7 Bd7
  30. 30.bxc5 bxc5
  31. 31.Bxc5 dxc5
  32. 32.Nxc5 Nc8
  33. 33.Nxd7 Qxd7
  34. 34.Bh3 Qc7
  35. 35.Be6+ Kg7
  36. 36.Nxc8 Rxc8
  37. 37.Qg1

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