Boris Gelfand vs Gata Kamsky

WCh Candidates · 2011 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 66 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Gata Kamsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh Candidates
Site Kazan RUS
Round 2.2
Date 2011.05.13
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D80)
Moves 66
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Final Position

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

8/3P1K2/1R6/6k1/8/8/1p3r2/8 w - - 7 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bg5 Ne4
  5. 5.Bh4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 dxc4
  7. 7.e3 Be6
  8. 8.Nf3 Bg7
  9. 9.Be2 c5
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.Rb1 Bd5
  12. 12.Qc2 cxd4
  13. 13.cxd4 b6
  14. 14.Bxc4 Nc6
  15. 15.Rfc1 Bxc4
  16. 16.Qxc4 Na5
  17. 17.Qc7 f6
  18. 18.Qxd8 Rfxd8
  19. 19.Rc7 Kf7
  20. 20.Rbc1 Ke8
  21. 21.Bg3 Bh6
  22. 22.Kf1 Rd7
  23. 23.Rxd7 Kxd7
  24. 24.Rc7+ Ke8
  25. 25.Nd2 b5
  26. 26.Ne4 a6
  27. 27.Nc3 Bf8
  28. 28.Nd5 Rd8
  29. 29.e4 f5
  30. 30.f3 fxe4
  31. 31.fxe4 Rd7
  32. 32.Ke2 Bg7
  33. 33.Bf2 e6
  34. 34.Rc8+ Kf7
  35. 35.Nb6 Rb7
  36. 36.d5 exd5
  37. 37.exd5 Be5
  38. 38.Ra8 Nc4
  39. 39.Rxa6 Nxb6
  40. 40.Bxb6 Bxh2
  41. 41.Kf3 Rd7
  42. 42.Ke4 Re7+
  43. 43.Kd3 Rd7
  44. 44.Kd4 Bg1+
  45. 45.Ke4 Re7+
  46. 46.Kf4 Bxb6
  47. 47.Rxb6 Re2
  48. 48.g4 h5
  49. 49.Rb7+ Kf8
  50. 50.g5 h4
  51. 51.Rh7 b4
  52. 52.Rxh4 Ke7
  53. 53.Rh6 Rxa2
  54. 54.Rxg6 Rd2
  55. 55.Re6+ Kf7
  56. 56.Ke5 b3
  57. 57.Rf6+ Kg7
  58. 58.Rb6 b2
  59. 59.d6 Kg6
  60. 60.Ke6 Re2+
  61. 61.Kd5 Rd2+
  62. 62.Kc6 Kxg5
  63. 63.d7 Rc2+
  64. 64.Kd6 Rd2+
  65. 65.Ke6 Re2+
  66. 66.Kf7 Rf2+

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