Boris Gelfand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Pivdenny Bank Cup · 2007 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 0-1
Event Pivdenny Bank Cup
Site Odessa UKR
Round 3
Date 2007.07.04
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D20)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4kp2/4p3/4PPK1/1p1nN1P1/2p5/8/8 w - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.e4 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nd5
  5. 5.Bxc4 Nb6
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.Ne2 Bg4
  8. 8.f3 Be6
  9. 9.Nbc3 Qd7
  10. 10.Ne4 Bd5
  11. 11.Nc5 Qc8
  12. 12.Nf4 e6
  13. 13.Be3 Nb4
  14. 14.Bb5+ c6
  15. 15.Be2 Bc4
  16. 16.Nh5 N6d5
  17. 17.Bg5 h6
  18. 18.Bc1 Bxe2
  19. 19.Qxe2 g6
  20. 20.Ng3 b6
  21. 21.Nb3 a5
  22. 22.a3 a4
  23. 23.axb4 axb3
  24. 24.Rxa8 Bxb4+
  25. 25.Kf2 Qxa8
  26. 26.Ne4 Kd7
  27. 27.Qc4 Qa4
  28. 28.Bd2 Ra8
  29. 29.Qd3 Qa2
  30. 30.Bc1 Ra4
  31. 31.Kg3 Be7
  32. 32.Rd1 g5
  33. 33.Kg4 b5
  34. 34.g3 Rc4
  35. 35.Nd2 Rxc1
  36. 36.Rxc1 Qxb2
  37. 37.Rb1 Qa2
  38. 38.Rxb3 Bb4
  39. 39.Rxb4 Nxb4
  40. 40.Qh7 Ke7
  41. 41.Ne4 Qxh2
  42. 42.Nd6 h5+
  43. 43.Qxh5 Qxh5+
  44. 44.Kxh5 Nc2
  45. 45.Kxg5 Nxd4
  46. 46.f4 c5
  47. 47.g4 c4
  48. 48.Ne4 b4
  49. 49.f5 c3

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