Boris Gelfand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Amber Rapidplay · 2001 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 66 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber Rapidplay
Site Monaco MNC
Round 2
Date 2001.03.18
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 66
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/5b2/7p/4k3/7K b - - 1 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 c5
  6. 6.dxc5 Bxc5
  7. 7.e3 Nc6
  8. 8.a3 O-O
  9. 9.Rc1 d4
  10. 10.exd4 Nxd4
  11. 11.Be2 Qe7
  12. 12.b4 Rd8
  13. 13.Bd2 Nxf3+
  14. 14.Bxf3 Bd4
  15. 15.Nb5 Bb2
  16. 16.Rc2 a6
  17. 17.Qb1 Be5
  18. 18.Nc3 Qc7
  19. 19.Ne2 Bd7
  20. 20.Qb3 Rac8
  21. 21.Ng3 Bb5
  22. 22.Be2 Rd4
  23. 23.c5 Qd7
  24. 24.Bxb5 axb5
  25. 25.Be3 Rd1+
  26. 26.Ke2 Rd8
  27. 27.Ra2 Rd3
  28. 28.Qb1 Qd5
  29. 29.Rc1 Ng4
  30. 30.Kf1 Nxh2+
  31. 31.Kg1 Ng4
  32. 32.Nf1 Rb3
  33. 33.Rd2 Rxb1
  34. 34.Rxd5 Rxd5
  35. 35.Rxb1 Rd3
  36. 36.Rc1 h5
  37. 37.Bd2 Rxa3
  38. 38.f3 Bd4+
  39. 39.Kh1 Nf2+
  40. 40.Kh2 Be5+
  41. 41.Kg1 Nd3
  42. 42.Rd1 Ra1
  43. 43.Rxa1 Bxa1
  44. 44.Ng3 Be5
  45. 45.Ne4 Kf8
  46. 46.Kf1 Ke7
  47. 47.Ke2 Nf4+
  48. 48.Bxf4 Bxf4
  49. 49.Nc3 g5
  50. 50.Nxb5 f5
  51. 51.Na3 h4
  52. 52.Nc4 Kd7
  53. 53.Na5 Kc7
  54. 54.b5 b6
  55. 55.cxb6+ Kxb6
  56. 56.Nc6 g4
  57. 57.Nd4 h3
  58. 58.gxh3 gxh3
  59. 59.Kf1 e5
  60. 60.Nxf5 Kxb5
  61. 61.Kg1 Kc4
  62. 62.Nd6+ Kd3
  63. 63.Nf7 Ke2
  64. 64.Nxe5 Bxe5
  65. 65.f4 Bxf4
  66. 66.Kh1

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