Boris Gelfand vs Sergey Karjakin

19th Amber Blindfold · 2010 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 18 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 19th Amber Blindfold
Site Nice FRA
Round 9
Date 2010.03.23
Opening Slav Defense (D16)
Moves 18
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Final Position

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

r1b2rk1/1p1n1ppp/p1n1p3/4P3/PbB5/2N1BN1P/1P3PP1/R2R2K1 w - - 9 19

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 e6
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.Bxc4 Nc6
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.dxc5 Qxd1
  10. 10.Rxd1 Bxc5
  11. 11.h3 Bb4
  12. 12.Bd2 a6
  13. 13.e4 O-O
  14. 14.e5 Nd7
  15. 15.Bf4 Nc5
  16. 16.Be3 Nd7
  17. 17.Bf4 Nc5
  18. 18.Be3 Nd7

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