Boris Gelfand vs Sergey Karjakin

World Blitz 2015 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 62 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz 2015
Site Berlin GER
Round 16.3
Date 2015.10.14
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 62
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Final Position

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

8/4b3/1p6/p1p3kp/P1B5/1P3KP1/8/8 w - - 0 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Bg5 h6
  5. 5.Bxf6 Qxf6
  6. 6.g3 dxc4
  7. 7.Qa4+ Bd7
  8. 8.Qxc4 Bc6
  9. 9.Bg2 Nd7
  10. 10.Nc3 Be7
  11. 11.e4 O-O
  12. 12.O-O Rfd8
  13. 13.Rfe1 e5
  14. 14.Nd5 Bxd5
  15. 15.exd5 exd4
  16. 16.Nxd4 Bc5
  17. 17.Rad1 Bb6
  18. 18.Qc3 Re8
  19. 19.Nf3 Qd6
  20. 20.Nd2 Qc5
  21. 21.Qxc5 Bxc5
  22. 22.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  23. 23.Kf1 Nf6
  24. 24.h3 Rd8
  25. 25.Ne4 Nxe4
  26. 26.Bxe4 Bd6
  27. 27.Rd3 g6
  28. 28.Rb3 b6
  29. 29.Rd3 Re8
  30. 30.Bf3 h5
  31. 31.h4 Kg7
  32. 32.Bd1 Re4
  33. 33.Bf3 Ra4
  34. 34.a3 Rc4
  35. 35.Bd1 Rc1
  36. 36.a4 Rb1
  37. 37.b3 Rb2
  38. 38.Re3 Rd2
  39. 39.Be2 Rxd5
  40. 40.Bc4 Rd2
  41. 41.Rf3 f5
  42. 42.Rd3 Rb2
  43. 43.Re3 Rd2
  44. 44.Re2 Rd1+
  45. 45.Re1 Rd4
  46. 46.Re8 Bc5
  47. 47.Re2 f4
  48. 48.Kg2 c6
  49. 49.Kf3 fxg3
  50. 50.fxg3 Rd7
  51. 51.Re6 Bd6
  52. 52.Bd3 Rf7+
  53. 53.Kg2 Rf6
  54. 54.Rxf6 Kxf6
  55. 55.Be4 c5
  56. 56.Bd3 g5
  57. 57.hxg5+ Kxg5
  58. 58.Kf3 Kf6
  59. 59.Bb5 Be7
  60. 60.Be8 Kg5
  61. 61.Bf7 a6
  62. 62.Bc4 a5

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