Boris Gelfand vs Hikaru Nakamura

Zurich Korchnoi CC 2017 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 44 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Zurich Korchnoi CC 2017
Site Zurich SUI
Round 6.4
Date 2017.04.16
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2k5/4p3/1p6/3K1Pnp/P3P1p1/6P1/5B2 w - - 2 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.a3 Nc6
  9. 9.Be2 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 Qxd1+
  11. 11.Rxd1 a6
  12. 12.Bd6 Bxd6
  13. 13.Rxd6 Rd8
  14. 14.Rxd8+ Nxd8
  15. 15.Bd3 Bd7
  16. 16.Ke2 Kf8
  17. 17.Rd1 Ke7
  18. 18.Ne5 Nc6
  19. 19.Nxd7 Nxd7
  20. 20.Ne4 Rc8
  21. 21.Rc1 Nd4+
  22. 22.Kd1 Rxc1+
  23. 23.Kxc1 Nc6
  24. 24.Kc2 f5
  25. 25.Nd2 g5
  26. 26.b4 a5
  27. 27.bxa5 Nxa5
  28. 28.Be2 Nf6
  29. 29.Kc3 Nd5+
  30. 30.Kc2 Nf6
  31. 31.Kc3 Kd7
  32. 32.h3 Kd6
  33. 33.Nc4+ Nxc4
  34. 34.Kxc4 b6
  35. 35.Kb5 Kc7
  36. 36.Kc4 h5
  37. 37.Bf3 h4
  38. 38.Ba8 Nd7
  39. 39.f4 g4
  40. 40.Kd4 b5
  41. 41.hxg4 fxg4
  42. 42.Be4 Nf6
  43. 43.Bd3 g3
  44. 44.Bf1 Ng4

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