Boris Gelfand vs Gata Kamsky

WCh Candidates Finals · 2007 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Gata Kamsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh Candidates Finals
Site Elista RUS
Round 2
Date 2007.06.07
Opening Slav Defense (D15)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

6k1/P4p2/1n1b4/1B1p4/3P2p1/2K5/6P1/8 w - - 3 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 a6
  5. 5.a4 e6
  6. 6.Bg5 Nbd7
  7. 7.e3 Qa5
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Bd3 Ne4
  10. 10.O-O Nxg5
  11. 11.Nxg5 Be7
  12. 12.f4 Nf6
  13. 13.Qc2 h6
  14. 14.Nf3 Be6
  15. 15.Ne5 Rd8
  16. 16.h3 h5
  17. 17.Nf3 Kf8
  18. 18.Ng5 Bd7
  19. 19.Rae1 Qb4
  20. 20.Na2 Qb6
  21. 21.b4 a5
  22. 22.bxa5 Qxa5
  23. 23.Rb1 Qa7
  24. 24.Nc3 Rh6
  25. 25.Qb3 Rb8
  26. 26.Nf3 Be8
  27. 27.Ne5 Bd6
  28. 28.Rf2 Ng8
  29. 29.Rfb2 Ne7
  30. 30.Qc2 Kg8
  31. 31.Nf3 Bd7
  32. 32.Rb3 c5
  33. 33.Nb5 Bxb5
  34. 34.Rxb5 cxd4
  35. 35.exd4 Bxf4
  36. 36.Qb3 Rc6
  37. 37.Rxb7 Rc1+
  38. 38.Kf2 Rxb1
  39. 39.Rxb8+ Qxb8
  40. 40.Qxb1 Bg3+
  41. 41.Ke2 Qe8
  42. 42.Qb5 Nc6+
  43. 43.Kd2 Bf4+
  44. 44.Kc3 Qd7
  45. 45.a5 g5
  46. 46.a6 g4
  47. 47.hxg4 hxg4
  48. 48.Ne5 Nxe5
  49. 49.Qxd7 Nxd7
  50. 50.a7 Nb6
  51. 51.Bb5 Bd6

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