Boris Gelfand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

16th TCh-RUS Premier · 2009 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event 16th TCh-RUS Premier
Site Dagomys RUS
Round 4
Date 2009.04.07
Opening Réti Opening (A04)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/2K3kp/8/4p1PP/4N3/1P6/8 b - - 0 46

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.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.O-O Bc5
  10. 10.a3 a5
  11. 11.e4 Nde7
  12. 12.Nc3 Qb3
  13. 13.Be3 b6
  14. 14.Nd4 Qxd1
  15. 15.Rfxd1 Bxd4
  16. 16.Bxd4 Nxd4
  17. 17.Rxd4 Bd7
  18. 18.e5 Bc6
  19. 19.Rd6 Bxg2
  20. 20.Kxg2 Rb8
  21. 21.Rad1 O-O
  22. 22.Rd7 Nc6
  23. 23.f4 Rfd8
  24. 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  25. 25.Rxd8+ Nxd8
  26. 26.Kf3 Kf8
  27. 27.Na4 b5
  28. 28.Nc3 b4
  29. 29.axb4 axb4
  30. 30.Na2 Nc6
  31. 31.Ke4 f6
  32. 32.exf6 gxf6
  33. 33.Kd3 Ke7
  34. 34.Kc4 Kd6
  35. 35.Nxb4 Ne7
  36. 36.Nc2 Nd5
  37. 37.Kd4 e5+
  38. 38.fxe5+ fxe5+
  39. 39.Ke4 Ke6
  40. 40.Ne3 Nb4
  41. 41.Nc4 Nc6
  42. 42.g4 Kf6
  43. 43.h4 h6
  44. 44.Ne3 Kg6
  45. 45.Kd5 e4
  46. 46.Kxc6

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