Boris Gelfand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Novgorod · 1996 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Novgorod
Site Novgorod
Round 10
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

3r1k2/2r2p1p/6p1/p1P3b1/2R1B3/8/5PPP/5RK1 b - - 1 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.c4 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.e4 Nxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 c5
  8. 8.Rb1 O-O
  9. 9.Be2 cxd4
  10. 10.cxd4 Qa5+
  11. 11.Bd2 Qxa2
  12. 12.O-O b6
  13. 13.Bg5 Bb7
  14. 14.Rc1 Bxe4
  15. 15.Bxe7 Re8
  16. 16.Bc4 Qa5
  17. 17.Bc5 bxc5
  18. 18.Ng5 Re7
  19. 19.Nxe4 Nd7
  20. 20.dxc5 Rd8
  21. 21.Bd5 Nf6
  22. 22.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  23. 23.Qf3 Bg5
  24. 24.Rc2 Rc7
  25. 25.Bb3 Qb5
  26. 26.Bc4 Qa4
  27. 27.Bb3 Qb5
  28. 28.Bc4 Qa4
  29. 29.Qe4 Kf8
  30. 30.Bd5 Qxe4
  31. 31.Bxe4 a5
  32. 32.Rc4

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