Boris Gelfand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

TCh-RUS · 2007 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event TCh-RUS
Site Sochi RUS
Round 1
Date 2007.05.02
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

8/3k1p2/1pN3pp/2pK4/6P1/P2nP2P/1P3P2/8 b - - 2 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.Qc2 c5
  6. 6.d5 exd5
  7. 7.cxd5 Bb7
  8. 8.Bg2 Nxd5
  9. 9.O-O Be7
  10. 10.Rd1 Qc8
  11. 11.Qf5 Nf6
  12. 12.Nc3 O-O
  13. 13.Bg5 d6
  14. 14.Qxc8 Rxc8
  15. 15.Nb5 Nbd7
  16. 16.Nxd6 Bxd6
  17. 17.Rxd6 h6
  18. 18.Be3 Nf8
  19. 19.Nh4 Bxg2
  20. 20.Kxg2 Ne8
  21. 21.Rd3 Rd8
  22. 22.Rad1 Ne6
  23. 23.Nf5 Kf8
  24. 24.g4 Rxd3
  25. 25.Rxd3 Rd8
  26. 26.Rxd8 Nxd8
  27. 27.Bf4 Nc6
  28. 28.Kf3 Ne7
  29. 29.Bb8 Nc6
  30. 30.Bf4 Ne7
  31. 31.Bd6 Nxd6
  32. 32.Nxd6 Nc6
  33. 33.Ke4 g6
  34. 34.a3 Ke7
  35. 35.Kd5 Nd4
  36. 36.e3 Nf3
  37. 37.h3 Ne1
  38. 38.Nc8+ Kd7
  39. 39.Nxa7 Nd3
  40. 40.Nc6

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