Boris Gelfand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015
Site Jurmala LAT
Round 8.1
Date 2015.03.08
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

8/7p/2n1k1p1/1p3p2/1P2PP2/2B1K3/7P/8 w - - 6 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.e3 e6
  4. 4.Bxc4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nf3 c5
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.dxc5 Qxd1
  8. 8.Rxd1 Bxc5
  9. 9.Be2 b6
  10. 10.Nfd2 Bb7
  11. 11.Nc4 Nbd7
  12. 12.Nc3 Bc6
  13. 13.a3 a5
  14. 14.Nd6+ Ke7
  15. 15.Ndb5 Rhd8
  16. 16.Bd2 Ne5
  17. 17.Be1 Rxd1
  18. 18.Rxd1 Rd8
  19. 19.Rxd8 Kxd8
  20. 20.Na4 Nfd7
  21. 21.Nxc5 Nxc5
  22. 22.Bc3 f6
  23. 23.f3 Bd5
  24. 24.b4 axb4
  25. 25.axb4 Na4
  26. 26.Ba1 Bc4
  27. 27.Kf1 Bxe2+
  28. 28.Kxe2 Nc6
  29. 29.Nc3 Nxc3+
  30. 30.Bxc3 b5
  31. 31.Kd3 Kd7
  32. 32.f4 Ke7
  33. 33.g4 g6
  34. 34.e4 f5
  35. 35.gxf5 exf5
  36. 36.Ke3 Ke6
  37. 37.Kd3 Kd6
  38. 38.Ke3 Ke6

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