Boris Gelfand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Amber Blindfold · 1999 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber Blindfold
Site Monte Carlo
Round 3
Date 1999.03.18
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D39)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

7k/pp3p1p/4ppr1/1Pq1n3/3NP3/2PQ4/5PPP/R5K1 w - - 8 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.e4 Bb4
  6. 6.Bg5 c5
  7. 7.Bxc4 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Bxc3+
  9. 9.bxc3 Qa5
  10. 10.Bb5+ Bd7
  11. 11.Bxf6 gxf6
  12. 12.Qb3 O-O
  13. 13.O-O Qb6
  14. 14.a4 Rd8
  15. 15.Qa3 Bxb5
  16. 16.axb5 Nd7
  17. 17.Rfe1 Qc5
  18. 18.Qc1 Kh8
  19. 19.Re3 Rg8
  20. 20.Rh3 Rg6
  21. 21.Rg3 Ne5
  22. 22.Qf4 Rag8
  23. 23.Rxg6 Rxg6
  24. 24.Qe3 Nc4
  25. 25.Qd3 Ne5
  26. 26.Qe3 Nc4
  27. 27.Qd3 Ne5

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