Boris Gelfand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Linares 14th · 1997 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 23 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares 14th
Site Linares
Round 9
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D19)
Moves 23
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Final Position

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

3r2k1/1p2q1p1/p3p3/3nnp2/Pb1p4/1Q3N2/1P3PPP/R1B2RK1 b - - 3 23

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.e3 e6
  7. 7.Bxc4 Bb4
  8. 8.O-O Nbd7
  9. 9.Qe2 Bg6
  10. 10.e4 O-O
  11. 11.Bd3 a6
  12. 12.e5 Nd5
  13. 13.Bxg6 fxg6
  14. 14.Ne4 c5
  15. 15.Nfg5 Qe7
  16. 16.Qg4 cxd4
  17. 17.Nxh7 Nxe5
  18. 18.Qh3 Rf5
  19. 19.Nhg5 Nf6
  20. 20.Ng3 Rd8
  21. 21.Nxf5 gxf5
  22. 22.Qb3 Nd5
  23. 23.Nf3

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