Boris Gelfand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Cap d'Agde KO · 1998 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1-0 in 63 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event Cap d'Agde KO
Site Cap d'Agde
Round 2.1
Date 1998.10.29
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4k3/7K/6P1/5R2/8/8/6r1 b - - 2 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Nf3 c5
  8. 8.Rb1 O-O
  9. 9.Be2 cxd4
  10. 10.cxd4 Qa5+
  11. 11.Bd2 Qxa2
  12. 12.O-O Bg4
  13. 13.Bg5 Bf6
  14. 14.Be3 Nc6
  15. 15.Rxb7 Rab8
  16. 16.Rxb8 Rxb8
  17. 17.h3 Bd7
  18. 18.d5 Ne5
  19. 19.Bf4 Qb2
  20. 20.Qc1 Rb7
  21. 21.Qxb2 Rxb2
  22. 22.Bxe5 Rxe2
  23. 23.Bxf6 exf6
  24. 24.Ra1 Rxe4
  25. 25.Rxa7 Bf5
  26. 26.d6 Rb4
  27. 27.d7 Rb8
  28. 28.Nd4 Rd8
  29. 29.Nxf5 gxf5
  30. 30.Kf1 Kf8
  31. 31.Ke2 Ke7
  32. 32.Kf3 Ke6
  33. 33.Kg3 Rb8
  34. 34.Kh4 Rb4+
  35. 35.Kh5 Ke7
  36. 36.Ra2 Kxd7
  37. 37.Kh6 Rh4+
  38. 38.Kg7 f4
  39. 39.f3 Ke6
  40. 40.Ra5 f5
  41. 41.Ra6+ Ke5
  42. 42.Kxf7 Rh5
  43. 43.Re6+ Kd4
  44. 44.Kf6 h6
  45. 45.Re2 Rg5
  46. 46.h4 Rh5
  47. 47.Kg6 Rxh4
  48. 48.Kxf5 Kd5
  49. 49.Re5+ Kd6
  50. 50.Re4 Rh2
  51. 51.Re6+ Kd7
  52. 52.Re2 Rh4
  53. 53.Kf6 Rh5
  54. 54.Re7+ Kd8
  55. 55.Rg7 Rb5
  56. 56.Rg4 h5
  57. 57.Rxf4 Rb2
  58. 58.g3 Rg2
  59. 59.g4 hxg4
  60. 60.fxg4 Ke8
  61. 61.Kg6 Rg1
  62. 62.g5 Ke7
  63. 63.Kh6

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