Boris Gelfand vs Sergey Karjakin

Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tal Memorial Blitz 2014
Site Sochi RUS
Round 5.5
Date 2014.11.13
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

8/6k1/R5p1/7p/8/1r4PP/5PK1/8 w - - 3 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Bxc4 a6
  6. 6.O-O c5
  7. 7.Bb3 cxd4
  8. 8.exd4 Nc6
  9. 9.Nc3 Be7
  10. 10.Re1 O-O
  11. 11.Bg5 Bd7
  12. 12.Qd3 Nb4
  13. 13.Qe2 Bc6
  14. 14.Rad1 Bd5
  15. 15.Nxd5 Nbxd5
  16. 16.Ne5 Rc8
  17. 17.Rd3 Qc7
  18. 18.Rg3 Kh8
  19. 19.Rh3 Kg8
  20. 20.Rg3 Kh8
  21. 21.Rh3 Kg8
  22. 22.Qd3 g6
  23. 23.Bh6 Rfd8
  24. 24.Qe2 Bb4
  25. 25.Rd1 Bf8
  26. 26.Bg5 Re8
  27. 27.Rf3 Be7
  28. 28.Bxd5 Nxd5
  29. 29.Rxf7 Qc2
  30. 30.Qxc2 Rxc2
  31. 31.Bxe7 Rxe7
  32. 32.Rxe7 Nxe7
  33. 33.Nd3 Nf5
  34. 34.h3 Nxd4
  35. 35.Ne5 Nc6
  36. 36.Nxc6 bxc6
  37. 37.b3 Rxa2
  38. 38.Rd6 Rc2
  39. 39.Rxe6 Kf7
  40. 40.Re4 Rc3
  41. 41.b4 Ra3
  42. 42.Rc4 Ra4
  43. 43.Rxc6 Rxb4
  44. 44.Rxa6 h5
  45. 45.g3 Kg7
  46. 46.Kg2 Rb3

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