Boris Gelfand vs Sergey Karjakin

4th FIDE GP · 2009 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event 4th FIDE GP
Site Nalchik RUS
Round 13
Date 2009.04.29
Opening Slav Defense (D15)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r3/k1P3pp/4Rp2/8/5P2/PpK3P1/7P/8 b - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 a6
  5. 5.e3 b5
  6. 6.c5 Nbd7
  7. 7.a3 a5
  8. 8.Qc2 Qc7
  9. 9.e4 Nxe4
  10. 10.Nxe4 dxe4
  11. 11.Qxe4 Nf6
  12. 12.Qe5 Qxe5+
  13. 13.Nxe5 Bb7
  14. 14.a4 b4
  15. 15.Bf4 Nd7
  16. 16.Nc4 Ba6
  17. 17.Nb6 Ra7
  18. 18.Bxa6 Rxa6
  19. 19.Nc4 Ra7
  20. 20.O-O-O e6
  21. 21.Be5 Nf6
  22. 22.Bb8 Rb7
  23. 23.Bg3 Ra7
  24. 24.Bb8 Rb7
  25. 25.Be5 Ra7
  26. 26.f4 Nd5
  27. 27.Rhe1 f6
  28. 28.Bd6 Kd7
  29. 29.g3 Bxd6
  30. 30.Nxd6 b3
  31. 31.Re2 Rb8
  32. 32.Rde1 Rb4
  33. 33.Rxe6 Rxa4
  34. 34.Kb1 Ra8
  35. 35.Ne8 Rxd4
  36. 36.Rd6+ Kc8
  37. 37.Rxc6+ Kb7
  38. 38.Rce6 Rd3
  39. 39.c6+ Ka7
  40. 40.c7 a4
  41. 41.Rc1 a3
  42. 42.bxa3 Nc3+
  43. 43.Rxc3 Rxc3
  44. 44.Kb2 Rxe8
  45. 45.Kxc3

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