Boris Gelfand vs Hikaru Nakamura

20th Amber Blindfold · 2011 · King's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 20th Amber Blindfold
Site Monaco MNC
Round 6
Date 2011.03.18
Opening King's Indian Defense (E69)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

2r3k1/5p1p/2p3p1/p7/R7/6PP/bP3PBK/8 b - - 1 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.Nf3 O-O
  5. 5.g3 d6
  6. 6.Bg2 c6
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.e4 e5
  9. 9.h3 Qb6
  10. 10.Re1 exd4
  11. 11.Nxd4 Re8
  12. 12.Re2 Nc5
  13. 13.Be3 Qa6
  14. 14.Bf4 Qxc4
  15. 15.Rc2 Nfxe4
  16. 16.Nxe4 Qxd4
  17. 17.Nxd6 Rd8
  18. 18.Rd2 Qb4
  19. 19.Rc1 Ne6
  20. 20.Be3 Qa5
  21. 21.Qb3 Qxd2
  22. 22.Bxd2 Rxd6
  23. 23.Be3 Nd4
  24. 24.Qb4 Rd8
  25. 25.Kh2 a5
  26. 26.Qe7 Bd7
  27. 27.Bxd4 Bxd4
  28. 28.Rd1 Be6
  29. 29.Qxb7 Rab8
  30. 30.Qc7 Rdc8
  31. 31.Qxc8+ Rxc8
  32. 32.Rxd4 Bxa2
  33. 33.Ra4

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