Boris Gelfand vs Garry Kasparov

RUS vs. ROW · 2002 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 76 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event RUS vs. ROW
Site Moscow RUS
Round 3
Date 2002.09.09
Opening Slav Defense (D15)
Moves 76
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/p2B2p1/1k6/5P2/4K3/2b5 b - - 5 76

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 a6
  5. 5.a4 e6
  6. 6.Bg5 Nbd7
  7. 7.a5 dxc4
  8. 8.e4 h6
  9. 9.Bxf6 Nxf6
  10. 10.Qa4 Bd7
  11. 11.Ne5 c5
  12. 12.Nxd7 Qxd7
  13. 13.d5 Qxa4
  14. 14.Rxa4 exd5
  15. 15.Nxd5 Nxd5
  16. 16.exd5 O-O-O
  17. 17.Bxc4 Bd6
  18. 18.O-O Rhe8
  19. 19.g3 Re4
  20. 20.b3 Rde8
  21. 21.Ra2 Rd4
  22. 22.Rc1 Kd7
  23. 23.Kf1 f5
  24. 24.Re1 Rxe1+
  25. 25.Kxe1 Bc7
  26. 26.Kf1 g5
  27. 27.Kg2 h5
  28. 28.h3 h4
  29. 29.gxh4 Rxh4
  30. 30.Ra1 Kd6
  31. 31.Ra2 Bd8
  32. 32.Ra1 Rd4
  33. 33.Ra2 Rf4
  34. 34.Ra1 Bf6
  35. 35.Ra2 Bc3
  36. 36.f3 Rd4
  37. 37.Re2 Bxa5
  38. 38.Re6+ Kd7
  39. 39.Rg6 Bd2
  40. 40.Rg7+ Kc8
  41. 41.Rg8+ Kc7
  42. 42.Rg7+ Kb8
  43. 43.Rg8+ Ka7
  44. 44.Rg7 Bf4
  45. 45.Rf7 Kb6
  46. 46.Kf1 Rd1+
  47. 47.Ke2 Rd2+
  48. 48.Ke1 Rh2
  49. 49.d6 Bxd6
  50. 50.Bd5 Bc7
  51. 51.Rf6+ Kb5
  52. 52.Bxb7 a5
  53. 53.Rxf5 Bf4
  54. 54.Bd5 Kb4
  55. 55.Rf7 Rxh3
  56. 56.Rb7+ Kc3
  57. 57.Rb5 Kd4
  58. 58.Bc6 Rh6
  59. 59.Bb7 Rh1+
  60. 60.Kf2 Rh2+
  61. 61.Kg1 Ra2
  62. 62.Bc6 Be3+
  63. 63.Kf1 Rf2+
  64. 64.Ke1 Rb2
  65. 65.Rb7 Kc3
  66. 66.Bd5 c4
  67. 67.Rc7 Bd2+
  68. 68.Kd1 Rb1+
  69. 69.Ke2 Re1+
  70. 70.Kf2 Kxb3
  71. 71.Rxc4 Kb2
  72. 72.Be4 Rc1
  73. 73.Rxc1 Bxc1
  74. 74.Bc6 Kb3
  75. 75.Bd5+ Kb4
  76. 76.Ke2

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