Boris Gelfand vs Hikaru Nakamura

5th Classic GpC 2013 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 5th Classic GpC 2013
Site London ENG
Round 5.1
Date 2013.12.13
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

1r1r2k1/5ppp/1p2p3/1N2n3/1P6/P3PKP1/4P2P/1R5R w - - 11 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.g3 O-O
  6. 6.Bg2 dxc4
  7. 7.Ne5 c5
  8. 8.dxc5 Qxd1+
  9. 9.Nxd1 Bxc5
  10. 10.Ne3 Nbd7
  11. 11.N5xc4 Rb8
  12. 12.a3 b6
  13. 13.b4 Bd4
  14. 14.Rb1 Bb7
  15. 15.Bxb7 Rxb7
  16. 16.Nd6 Rbb8
  17. 17.Nb5 Bxe3
  18. 18.Bxe3 Nd5
  19. 19.Nxa7 Nxe3
  20. 20.fxe3 Ne5
  21. 21.Nb5 Rfd8
  22. 22.Kf2 Ng4+
  23. 23.Kf3 Ne5+
  24. 24.Kf2 Ng4+
  25. 25.Kf3 Ne5+

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