Boris Gelfand vs Hikaru Nakamura

GM · 2005 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 20 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GM
Site Biel SUI
Round 4
Date 2005.07.20
Opening Slav Defense (D17)
Moves 20
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Final Position

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

3r2k1/1p3ppb/1n2p2p/p1r5/P3P3/2N2P2/1P2B1PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 21

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.Ne5 Nbd7
  7. 7.Nxc4 Nb6
  8. 8.Ne5 a5
  9. 9.Bg5 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 e6
  11. 11.e4 Bh7
  12. 12.f3 Be7
  13. 13.Bf2 Nfd7
  14. 14.Nd3 O-O
  15. 15.Be2 Rc8
  16. 16.O-O c5
  17. 17.dxc5 Nxc5
  18. 18.Nxc5 Bxc5
  19. 19.Bxc5 Rxc5
  20. 20.Qxd8 Rxd8

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