Boris Gelfand vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

IV World Blitz · 2008 · Modern Defense · 0-1 in 61 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Result 0-1
Event IV World Blitz
Site Almaty KAZ
Round 15
Date 2008.11.08
Opening Modern Defense (A42)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/7K/2k5/1p4Pb/4p3/1N2P3/1P3p2/8 b - - 0 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 g6
  2. 2.e4 Bg7
  3. 3.c4 d6
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.Be3 e5
  6. 6.d5 Nce7
  7. 7.g4 f5
  8. 8.gxf5 gxf5
  9. 9.Qh5+ Kf8
  10. 10.Nf3 Nf6
  11. 11.Qg5 f4
  12. 12.Bd2 Bd7
  13. 13.Qg2 Rg8
  14. 14.Be2 Bh6
  15. 15.Qf1 Kf7
  16. 16.h4 c6
  17. 17.c5 Bg4
  18. 18.dxc6 Nxc6
  19. 19.Bc4+ Kf8
  20. 20.Ng5 Bxg5
  21. 21.Bxg8 Nd4
  22. 22.Qd3 Nf3+
  23. 23.Kf1 dxc5
  24. 24.Bd5 c4
  25. 25.Qc2 Bh6
  26. 26.Be1 Qd7
  27. 27.Qa4 Bh3+
  28. 28.Ke2 Nd4+
  29. 29.Kd2 Qxa4
  30. 30.Nxa4 Bg2
  31. 31.Rg1 Nf3+
  32. 32.Kc2 Nxg1
  33. 33.Bb4+ Ke8
  34. 34.Rxg1 Nxd5
  35. 35.exd5 Bxd5
  36. 36.Nc3 Bf7
  37. 37.Bd6 Bg6+
  38. 38.Kc1 f3+
  39. 39.Rg5 Bxg5+
  40. 40.hxg5 e4
  41. 41.Bf4 Kd7
  42. 42.Be3 b6
  43. 43.a4 Kc6
  44. 44.Nb5 a6
  45. 45.Nd4+ Kd7
  46. 46.Kc2 Rc8
  47. 47.Kc3 Rc5
  48. 48.Nc2 Ra5
  49. 49.Kb4 Kc6
  50. 50.Na3 Rd5
  51. 51.Nxc4 b5
  52. 52.axb5+ axb5
  53. 53.Nd2 Rd3
  54. 54.Nb3 Rxe3
  55. 55.fxe3 f2
  56. 56.Kc3 Bh5
  57. 57.Kd4 Be2
  58. 58.Ke5 Bd3
  59. 59.Kf6 Be2
  60. 60.Kg7 Bh5
  61. 61.Kxh7

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