Boris Gelfand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Eurotel Trophy · 2002 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Eurotel Trophy
Site Prague CZE
Round 2.2
Date 2002.04.30
Opening Slav Defense (D17)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

8/6pk/7p/3P1p2/1R6/5PP1/5BKP/3q4 b - - 2 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.Ne5 Nbd7
  7. 7.Nxc4 Nb6
  8. 8.Ne5 a5
  9. 9.g3 e6
  10. 10.Bg2 Bb4
  11. 11.O-O O-O
  12. 12.e3 h6
  13. 13.Qe2 Bh7
  14. 14.Rd1 Qe7
  15. 15.e4 Rfd8
  16. 16.Bf4 Rac8
  17. 17.Nd3 Nfd7
  18. 18.Nxb4 axb4
  19. 19.a5 bxc3
  20. 20.axb6 Nxb6
  21. 21.bxc3 Ra8
  22. 22.Be3 Na4
  23. 23.Qc2 b5
  24. 24.c4 Qb4
  25. 25.cxb5 cxb5
  26. 26.Rdc1 Bg6
  27. 27.Bf1 Rac8
  28. 28.Qxc8 Rxc8
  29. 29.Rxc8+ Kh7
  30. 30.Bd3 Nc3
  31. 31.f3 Nd5
  32. 32.Bf2 Nb6
  33. 33.Rcc1 Nc4
  34. 34.Kg2 f5
  35. 35.exf5 Bxf5
  36. 36.Bxf5+ exf5
  37. 37.Rd1 Qb2
  38. 38.d5 Ne3+
  39. 39.Kg1 Nxd1
  40. 40.Rxd1 Qe2
  41. 41.Rd4 b4
  42. 42.Rxb4 Qd1+
  43. 43.Kg2

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