Boris Gelfand vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 81 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event Tal Memorial Blitz 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 7.5
Date 2016.09.25
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A48)
Moves 81
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/5p1p/2b3p1/4P1P1/2p2KP1/2N5/5k2 w - - 0 82

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.Bg5 Bg7
  4. 4.Nbd2 O-O
  5. 5.c3 d6
  6. 6.e4 c5
  7. 7.d5 e6
  8. 8.dxe6 Bxe6
  9. 9.Be2 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 Nc6
  11. 11.O-O Re8
  12. 12.Re1 Qc7
  13. 13.Bc4 Nh5
  14. 14.Bg3 Nxg3
  15. 15.hxg3 Rad8
  16. 16.Qc2 Na5
  17. 17.Bxe6 Rxe6
  18. 18.Rad1 Rde8
  19. 19.Nf1 Qc6
  20. 20.N1d2 b5
  21. 21.Qd3 a6
  22. 22.Re3 Qb7
  23. 23.Rde1 c4
  24. 24.Qc2 d5
  25. 25.exd5 Rxe3
  26. 26.Rxe3 Rxe3
  27. 27.fxe3 Qxd5
  28. 28.Qe4 Qxe4
  29. 29.Nxe4 Nb7
  30. 30.g4 Kf8
  31. 31.Nd4 Ke7
  32. 32.Kf2 Kd7
  33. 33.Kf3 Be5
  34. 34.Nc2 Ke6
  35. 35.Nb4 a5
  36. 36.Nc6 Kd5
  37. 37.Ne7+ Ke6
  38. 38.Nc6 b4
  39. 39.cxb4 axb4
  40. 40.Nxb4 Bxb2
  41. 41.Nc2 Ke5
  42. 42.Nd2 Kd5
  43. 43.Ke2 Nd6
  44. 44.Nf3 Nb5
  45. 45.Kd2 Nc3
  46. 46.Nb4+ Kc5
  47. 47.a3 Ne4+
  48. 48.Ke2 Bxa3
  49. 49.Nc2 Bb2
  50. 50.Nfe1 Bc3
  51. 51.Nf3 Bf6
  52. 52.Nfe1 Nc3+
  53. 53.Kd2 Nd5
  54. 54.Nf3 Bc3+
  55. 55.Ke2 Bg7
  56. 56.Kd2 Bc3+
  57. 57.Ke2 Bf6
  58. 58.Kd2 Nb4
  59. 59.Nxb4 Kxb4
  60. 60.Kc2 Kc5
  61. 61.e4 Bg7
  62. 62.Kd2 Kb4
  63. 63.Kc2 c3
  64. 64.Kd3 Kb3
  65. 65.Ne1 Bf8
  66. 66.Nc2 Bc5
  67. 67.Ne1 Bf2
  68. 68.Nc2 Kb2
  69. 69.Nb4 Bh4
  70. 70.Nc2 Bf6
  71. 71.Nb4 Bg7
  72. 72.Nc2 Kc1
  73. 73.Ne3 Bh8
  74. 74.Nc2 Kd1
  75. 75.Nb4 Ke1
  76. 76.Ke3 Kf1
  77. 77.Kf3 Be5
  78. 78.Nc2 Bd6
  79. 79.Na1 Bc5
  80. 80.Nc2 f6
  81. 81.g3 g5

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