Boris Gelfand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Rubinstein Mem · 2000 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Rubinstein Mem
Site Polanica Zdroj POL
Round 3
Date 2000.08.19
Opening English Opening (A31)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/4b1pp/1B2k3/3n4/2N5/5KP1/5P1P/8 w - - 23 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.c4 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.g3 Qb6
  6. 6.Nc2 e6
  7. 7.Bg2 d5
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.cxd5 exd5
  10. 10.Nc3 O-O
  11. 11.Nxd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.Qxd5 Be6
  13. 13.Qe4 Bf6
  14. 14.a4 Rac8
  15. 15.Be3 Qxb2
  16. 16.Rab1 Qa2
  17. 17.Rxb7 a5
  18. 18.Rb6 Ne7
  19. 19.Nd4 Rc4
  20. 20.Rxe6 fxe6
  21. 21.Bh3 Kh8
  22. 22.Bxe6 Qxe2
  23. 23.Bxc4 Qxc4
  24. 24.Qc2 Rc8
  25. 25.Rc1 Qxc2
  26. 26.Rxc2 Rxc2
  27. 27.Nxc2 Nd5
  28. 28.Na3 Nc3
  29. 29.Bd2 Nxa4
  30. 30.Bxa5 Kg8
  31. 31.Nc4 Nc5
  32. 32.Bb6 Nd7
  33. 33.Bc7 Kf7
  34. 34.Kg2 Ke6
  35. 35.Kf3 Bd4
  36. 36.Ne3 Nf6
  37. 37.Bd8 Nd5
  38. 38.Nc4 Bf6
  39. 39.Ba5 Bc3
  40. 40.Bd8 Bf6
  41. 41.Bb6 Be7

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