Boris Gelfand vs Sergey Karjakin

Amber Blindfold · 2008 · English Opening · 0-1 in 46 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 0-1
Event Amber Blindfold
Site Nice FRA
Round 1
Date 2008.03.15
Opening English Opening (A11)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3q3k/5p2/6pP/4p3/4P1P1/3r2b1/6B1/4QR1K w - - 1 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 d5
  3. 3.Bg2 c6
  4. 4.O-O Bg4
  5. 5.c4 e6
  6. 6.Qb3 Qb6
  7. 7.Qc2 Nbd7
  8. 8.b3 Be7
  9. 9.Bb2 O-O
  10. 10.d3 a5
  11. 11.a3 Qa6
  12. 12.Nbd2 b5
  13. 13.h3 Bh5
  14. 14.g4 Bg6
  15. 15.Nh4 Rfc8
  16. 16.Ndf3 a4
  17. 17.Nxg6 hxg6
  18. 18.b4 c5
  19. 19.bxc5 Nxc5
  20. 20.cxb5 Qxb5
  21. 21.Rab1 Nb3
  22. 22.Qd1 Qe8
  23. 23.Nd2 Nxd2
  24. 24.Qxd2 Qf8
  25. 25.e4 dxe4
  26. 26.dxe4 Rd8
  27. 27.Qe2 Rab8
  28. 28.Qc2 Bxa3
  29. 29.Bxf6 gxf6
  30. 30.Rxb8 Rxb8
  31. 31.Qxa4 Bd6
  32. 32.f4 Qh6
  33. 33.Qd4 Bxf4
  34. 34.Qxf6 e5
  35. 35.h4 Qf8
  36. 36.h5 Qc5+
  37. 37.Kh1 Rb6
  38. 38.Qd8+ Kg7
  39. 39.Qd5 Qe7
  40. 40.Qd3 Qh4+
  41. 41.Qh3 Qd8
  42. 42.Qc3 Rc6
  43. 43.Qh3 Rd6
  44. 44.Qc3 Rd3
  45. 45.Qe1 Bg3
  46. 46.h6+ Kh8

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