Boris Gelfand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Investbanka · 1997 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Investbanka
Site Belgrade
Round 7
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A41)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

8/8/P4k2/2bB1p2/2P3P1/4Q3/6K1/8 b - - 0 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d6
  2. 2.Nf3 Bg4
  3. 3.c4 Bxf3
  4. 4.exf3 c6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nd7
  6. 6.Be2 g6
  7. 7.O-O Bg7
  8. 8.Be3 Ngf6
  9. 9.d5 O-O
  10. 10.Qb3 Qb8
  11. 11.Rfd1 Rc8
  12. 12.Rac1 a6
  13. 13.Rd2 cxd5
  14. 14.Nxd5 Nxd5
  15. 15.Rxd5 Rc6
  16. 16.f4 Qc7
  17. 17.Rdd1 a5
  18. 18.Bf3 Nc5
  19. 19.Qc2 Rb6
  20. 20.Rb1 a4
  21. 21.h4 e6
  22. 22.h5 Qe7
  23. 23.Rd2 Kf8
  24. 24.Qd1 Ke8
  25. 25.g3 Raa6
  26. 26.Kg2 Rb4
  27. 27.hxg6 hxg6
  28. 28.Qh1 Qf8
  29. 29.Qd1 Qe7
  30. 30.Qh1 Kf8
  31. 31.Rbd1 Rxb2
  32. 32.Rxd6 Rxd6
  33. 33.Bxc5 Rbb6
  34. 34.Qh7 a3
  35. 35.Bxa3 Ra6
  36. 36.Bb4 Rab6
  37. 37.Bc5 Qc7
  38. 38.Ba3 Ra6
  39. 39.Bb4 Bf6
  40. 40.f5 gxf5
  41. 41.Bh5 Bg7
  42. 42.a4 Rb6
  43. 43.Ba3 Rc6
  44. 44.Bf3 Rc5
  45. 45.Rxd6 Qxd6
  46. 46.Bxb7 f4
  47. 47.Qh4 Ke8
  48. 48.Bxc5 Qxc5
  49. 49.Qxf4 Be5
  50. 50.Qe4 Ke7
  51. 51.Ba6 Bc7
  52. 52.Bb5 Bb6
  53. 53.Qe1 Qd4
  54. 54.a5 Bc5
  55. 55.Qe2 Kd6
  56. 56.Qf3 f5
  57. 57.a6 Ke5
  58. 58.Qe2+ Kf6
  59. 59.Bc6 e5
  60. 60.Bd5 e4
  61. 61.g4 e3
  62. 62.fxe3 Qxe3
  63. 63.Qxe3

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