Boris Gelfand vs Gata Kamsky

74th Tata Steel GMA · 2012 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Gata Kamsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 74th Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 8
Date 2012.01.22
Opening Slav Defense (D15)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

6k1/5p2/3q4/1r4p1/5rP1/7P/3R4/3R2K1 w - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.d4 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 a6
  5. 5.e3 g6
  6. 6.Be2 Bg7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Qb3 e6
  9. 9.Rd1 Nbd7
  10. 10.Qc2 Qc7
  11. 11.b3 b6
  12. 12.e4 dxe4
  13. 13.Nxe4 c5
  14. 14.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  15. 15.Bg5 cxd4
  16. 16.Bxf6 Nxf6
  17. 17.Rxd4 e5
  18. 18.Rd2 Re8
  19. 19.Qb2 Bb7
  20. 20.Rad1 Re7
  21. 21.b4 Ne4
  22. 22.Rc2 a5
  23. 23.a3 axb4
  24. 24.axb4 Nxf2
  25. 25.Kxf2 e4
  26. 26.h3 exf3
  27. 27.Bxf3 Bxf3
  28. 28.Kxf3 Rae8
  29. 29.Qd4 Re6
  30. 30.c5 h5
  31. 31.Rcd2 bxc5
  32. 32.bxc5 h4
  33. 33.Qxh4 Qxc5
  34. 34.Kg3 Re4
  35. 35.Qf6 R4e6
  36. 36.Qd4 Qc7+
  37. 37.Kf3 g5
  38. 38.g4 Re5
  39. 39.Kg2 Qc6+
  40. 40.Kf2 R8e6
  41. 41.Qb2 Rf6+
  42. 42.Kg1 Rb5
  43. 43.Qd4 Rf4
  44. 44.Qd6 Qxd6

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