Boris Gelfand vs Alexander Morozevich

Petrosian Memorial 2014 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Alexander Morozevich
Result 1-0
Event Petrosian Memorial 2014
Site Moscow RUS
Round 5.2
Date 2014.11.09
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2R5/5p1k/6pq/1P1bQ2p/1B2N2b/4P2P/6P1/6K1 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.e3 a6
  5. 5.Nc3 b5
  6. 6.c5 g6
  7. 7.Ne5 Nfd7
  8. 8.Nd3 e5
  9. 9.a4 Bb7
  10. 10.axb5 axb5
  11. 11.Rxa8 Bxa8
  12. 12.b4 e4
  13. 13.Nf4 Be7
  14. 14.Nfxd5 cxd5
  15. 15.Bxb5 O-O
  16. 16.O-O Nf6
  17. 17.Be2 Bb7
  18. 18.b5 Bc8
  19. 19.Qa4 h5
  20. 20.Bd2 Be6
  21. 21.Qa7 Nbd7
  22. 22.Rc1 Ng4
  23. 23.Nd1 Kg7
  24. 24.Ra1 Bh4
  25. 25.c6 Nb6
  26. 26.c7 Qf6
  27. 27.Be1 Bc8
  28. 28.h3 Nh6
  29. 29.Bb4 Rh8
  30. 30.Rc1 Nc4
  31. 31.Bxc4 dxc4
  32. 32.d5 Qg5
  33. 33.Qd4+ Kh7
  34. 34.Qxe4 Bb7
  35. 35.Nc3 Nf5
  36. 36.Qe5 Ra8
  37. 37.Ne4 Qh6
  38. 38.Rxc4 Nxe3
  39. 39.fxe3 Bxd5
  40. 40.c8=Q Rxc8
  41. 41.Rxc8

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