Boris Gelfand vs Sergey Karjakin

FIDE GP Beijing · 2013 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE GP Beijing
Site Beijing CHN
Round 5.1
Date 2013.07.09
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/2r2p2/1ppr2k1/p2p1pPp/P2P1P1K/1PR1P3/5P2/2R5 w - - 10 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.b3 Bb4+
  6. 6.Bd2 Be7
  7. 7.Nc3 O-O
  8. 8.Rc1 d5
  9. 9.cxd5 exd5
  10. 10.Bg2 Nbd7
  11. 11.O-O Re8
  12. 12.Ne5 Bb7
  13. 13.Nd3 a5
  14. 14.Bf4 c6
  15. 15.Rc2 Nf8
  16. 16.Bg5 Ne6
  17. 17.Bxf6 Bxf6
  18. 18.e3 Ba6
  19. 19.Qd2 Qd6
  20. 20.Rfc1 Rab8
  21. 21.h4 g6
  22. 22.Ne2 Rbc8
  23. 23.Nef4 Nxf4
  24. 24.Nxf4 Be7
  25. 25.Nd3 Qe6
  26. 26.Nf4 Qd6
  27. 27.Bh3 Rc7
  28. 28.Nd3 Ra8
  29. 29.a4 Bb7
  30. 30.Qd1 Qd8
  31. 31.Qf3 Ba3
  32. 32.Ra1 Bd6
  33. 33.Rac1 Qe7
  34. 34.Nf4 Rd8
  35. 35.Bg2 Kg7
  36. 36.Qg4 Ba3
  37. 37.Ra1 Bc8
  38. 38.Qg5 Qxg5
  39. 39.hxg5 Bd6
  40. 40.Rac1 Bxf4
  41. 41.gxf4 Rd6
  42. 42.Kh2 h5
  43. 43.Bh3 Bf5
  44. 44.Bxf5 gxf5
  45. 45.Kg3 Kg6
  46. 46.Kh4 Rc8
  47. 47.Rc3 Rc7
  48. 48.R3c2 Rc8
  49. 49.Rc3 Rc7

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