Boris Gelfand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

20th Amber Blindfold · 2011 · Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 89 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 20th Amber Blindfold
Site Monaco MNC
Round 8
Date 2011.03.20
Opening Tarrasch Defense (D34)
Moves 89
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Final Position

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

8/2b5/8/8/5K1k/8/R7/8 w - - 35 90

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.g3 c5
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bg2 Be7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Nc3 Nc6
  9. 9.Bg5 cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Re8
  11. 11.e3 Be6
  12. 12.Rc1 h6
  13. 13.Bxf6 Bxf6
  14. 14.Nxc6 bxc6
  15. 15.Na4 Qa5
  16. 16.Rxc6 Rad8
  17. 17.a3 d4
  18. 18.b4 Qb5
  19. 19.Rc5 Qb8
  20. 20.e4 d3
  21. 21.Qd2 Bb3
  22. 22.Nc3 Bd4
  23. 23.Rc6 Qb7
  24. 24.b5 Bc2
  25. 25.a4 Bb6
  26. 26.Nd5 Bxa4
  27. 27.e5 Qb8
  28. 28.e6 Rxe6
  29. 29.Rxe6 fxe6
  30. 30.Ne7+ Kh8
  31. 31.Nc6 Qd6
  32. 32.Nxd8 Qxd8
  33. 33.Bc6 Qd4
  34. 34.Kg2 Bc2
  35. 35.Re1 Qxf2+
  36. 36.Qxf2 Bxf2
  37. 37.Rxe6 d2
  38. 38.Bf3 Bb6
  39. 39.Rd6 Ba4
  40. 40.Rxd2 Bxb5
  41. 41.Be4 Kg8
  42. 42.Rd5 Bc6
  43. 43.Re5 Bxe4+
  44. 44.Rxe4 h5
  45. 45.Kf3 g6
  46. 46.Kf4 Kg7
  47. 47.Ke5 Bd8
  48. 48.Ke6 Bf6
  49. 49.Ra4 Bb2
  50. 50.Rxa7+ Kg8
  51. 51.Ra2 Bc3
  52. 52.Rc2 Ba1
  53. 53.Rc7 Bb2
  54. 54.Rc2 Ba1
  55. 55.Rg2 Kg7
  56. 56.g4 hxg4
  57. 57.Rxg4 Bc3
  58. 58.Rc4 Ba1
  59. 59.Rf4 Bb2
  60. 60.Rf1 Bd4
  61. 61.Rf7+ Kg8
  62. 62.Rf4 Bc3
  63. 63.Rg4 Kg7
  64. 64.Rg2 Bf6
  65. 65.Rc2 Ba1
  66. 66.Rc7+ Kg8
  67. 67.h4 Bb2
  68. 68.Rc2 Bd4
  69. 69.Rd2 Bc3
  70. 70.Rd3 Be1
  71. 71.Kf6 Bxh4+
  72. 72.Kxg6 Kf8
  73. 73.Rh3 Bd8
  74. 74.Rh7 Ke8
  75. 75.Kf5 Kf8
  76. 76.Ke6 Bg5
  77. 77.Rf7+ Kg8
  78. 78.Rd7 Kf8
  79. 79.Rd5 Bc1
  80. 80.Rd1 Bb2
  81. 81.Rf1+ Kg7
  82. 82.Rf7+ Kg6
  83. 83.Rf2 Bc1
  84. 84.Rg2+ Kh5
  85. 85.Kf5 Kh4
  86. 86.Rc2 Be3
  87. 87.Ke4 Ba7
  88. 88.Ra2 Bb6
  89. 89.Kf4 Bc7+

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