Boris Gelfand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Eu Team Ch · 1999 · English Opening · 0-1 in 46 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 0-1
Event Eu Team Ch
Site Batumi GEO
Round 6
Date 1999.12.05
Opening English Opening (A16)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/2p4p/2k1p2P/R3P1B1/2n3r1/3K4/8 w - - 18 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Qxd1+
  7. 7.Kxd1 Nd7
  8. 8.Bf4 c6
  9. 9.Kc2 f6
  10. 10.Nd2 e5
  11. 11.Be3 Bc5
  12. 12.Bxc5 Nxc5
  13. 13.b4 Na4
  14. 14.Nc4 Kd8
  15. 15.Nd6 Ke7
  16. 16.Rd1 a5
  17. 17.b5 Rd8
  18. 18.Nxc8+ Raxc8
  19. 19.Rxd8 Kxd8
  20. 20.b6 Nxb6
  21. 21.h4 h6
  22. 22.g3 Rc7
  23. 23.Be2 Nc8
  24. 24.h5 g5
  25. 25.Bg4 Nd6
  26. 26.Kd3 b5
  27. 27.Rd1 Ke7
  28. 28.Ke3 b4
  29. 29.Rc1 Nb5
  30. 30.cxb4 axb4
  31. 31.f4 gxf4+
  32. 32.gxf4 Nd4
  33. 33.Kd3 Ra7
  34. 34.fxe5 fxe5
  35. 35.Rb1 Kd6
  36. 36.Rxb4 Ra3+
  37. 37.Kd2 Rxa2+
  38. 38.Kd3 Ra3+
  39. 39.Kd2 Rg3
  40. 40.Bd1 Nb5
  41. 41.Be2 Rg2
  42. 42.Kd3 Rh2
  43. 43.Bd1 Rh3+
  44. 44.Kd2 Kc5
  45. 45.Ra4 Nc3
  46. 46.Bg4 Rg3

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