Boris Gelfand vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Result 0-1
Event Tal Memorial Blitz 2014
Site Sochi RUS
Round 9.3
Date 2014.11.13
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p1R2pk1/1p2pb2/6p1/P3r1P1/1K5n/1P2B3/4B3 w - - 2 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bg4
  5. 5.h3 Bh5
  6. 6.Nc3 e6
  7. 7.g4 Bg6
  8. 8.Ne5 Nbd7
  9. 9.Nxg6 hxg6
  10. 10.Bd2 g5
  11. 11.cxd5 cxd5
  12. 12.Qb3 Qb8
  13. 13.Bg2 Be7
  14. 14.O-O-O Nb6
  15. 15.e4 Nxe4
  16. 16.Nxe4 dxe4
  17. 17.Qb5+ Kf8
  18. 18.Bxe4 Qc7+
  19. 19.Kb1 Qc4
  20. 20.Qxc4 Nxc4
  21. 21.Bc1 Nd6
  22. 22.Bg2 Rd8
  23. 23.Rhe1 Bf6
  24. 24.f4 gxf4
  25. 25.Bxf4 g5
  26. 26.Bg3 Kg7
  27. 27.Rd3 Rhe8
  28. 28.Red1 Nb5
  29. 29.Bf2 Re7
  30. 30.a4 Nd6
  31. 31.Ka2 Rc7
  32. 32.Rc3 Rcd7
  33. 33.Rc2 Nc8
  34. 34.Rc4 Ne7
  35. 35.Rdc1 Nd5
  36. 36.Bf3 b6
  37. 37.Kb3 Nf4
  38. 38.Rc7 Rxc7
  39. 39.Rxc7 Nxh3
  40. 40.Be1 Rxd4
  41. 41.Be2 Re4

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