Boris Gelfand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Belgrade Invest · 1995 · Benko Gambit · 1-0 in 93 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event Belgrade Invest
Site Belgrade
Round 5
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Benko Gambit (A57)
Moves 93
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2k5/8/6Q1/4K1p1/5r2/8/8/8 b - - 4 93

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.d5 b5
  4. 4.Nf3 g6
  5. 5.cxb5 a6
  6. 6.b6 Qxb6
  7. 7.Nc3 Bg7
  8. 8.e4 d6
  9. 9.Nd2 Nbd7
  10. 10.Be2 O-O
  11. 11.Nc4 Qd8
  12. 12.Bf4 Nb6
  13. 13.Ne3 Ne8
  14. 14.O-O Nc7
  15. 15.a4 a5
  16. 16.Qd2 Ba6
  17. 17.Rfd1 Rb8
  18. 18.h4 Bxe2
  19. 19.Qxe2 e5
  20. 20.dxe6 Nxe6
  21. 21.Bg5 Qd7
  22. 22.Qg4 f5
  23. 23.exf5 gxf5
  24. 24.Qh5 f4
  25. 25.Ng4 Rbe8
  26. 26.Ne4 Nxg5
  27. 27.Rxd6 Nxe4
  28. 28.Rxd7 Nxd7
  29. 29.Qd5+ Rf7
  30. 30.Re1 Nd6
  31. 31.Rxe8+ Nxe8
  32. 32.Qa8 Re7
  33. 33.Qxa5 Bxb2
  34. 34.Qd2 Bd4
  35. 35.Qxf4 Nef6
  36. 36.a5 Nxg4
  37. 37.Qxg4+ Kf7
  38. 38.a6 Nf6
  39. 39.Qc8 Ne4
  40. 40.Qf5+ Kg7
  41. 41.a7 Bxf2+
  42. 42.Kh2 Rxa7
  43. 43.Qxe4 Bd4
  44. 44.Kh3 Kf6
  45. 45.g4 Ra3+
  46. 46.Kg2 Ra2+
  47. 47.Kf3 Ra3+
  48. 48.Kg2 Ra2+
  49. 49.Kf1 Rf2+
  50. 50.Ke1 Kg7
  51. 51.g5 Rf7
  52. 52.h5 Kf8
  53. 53.Qa8+ Ke7
  54. 54.Qb7+ Ke6
  55. 55.Qc6+ Ke7
  56. 56.h6 Rf5
  57. 57.Qc7+ Ke6
  58. 58.Qc8+ Ke5
  59. 59.g6 hxg6
  60. 60.h7 Kf4
  61. 61.h8=Q Bxh8
  62. 62.Qxh8 Kg5
  63. 63.Ke2 Rf7
  64. 64.Kd3 Rf3+
  65. 65.Kc4 Rf5
  66. 66.Qg7 Kh5
  67. 67.Qh7+ Kg5
  68. 68.Qh8 Kg4
  69. 69.Qh6 g5
  70. 70.Qe6 Kf4
  71. 71.Kd3 Re5
  72. 72.Qf6+ Rf5
  73. 73.Qd6+ Re5
  74. 74.Qf6+ Rf5
  75. 75.Qh6 Re5
  76. 76.Qh2+ Kf5
  77. 77.Qf2+ Ke6
  78. 78.Qf3 Kd6
  79. 79.Kc4 Ke6
  80. 80.Kb5 Rf5
  81. 81.Qh3 Kf6
  82. 82.Qh6+ Kf7
  83. 83.Kc4 Re5
  84. 84.Kd3 Ke7
  85. 85.Qg6 Rd5+
  86. 86.Ke4 Rd4+
  87. 87.Ke5 Kd7
  88. 88.Qb6 Rf4
  89. 89.Qe6+ Kc7
  90. 90.Qd6+ Kc8
  91. 91.Qxc5+ Kd7
  92. 92.Qd6+ Kc8
  93. 93.Qg6

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