Boris Gelfand vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Legends of Chess Prelim · 2020 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 72 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Legends of Chess Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 9.3
Date 2020.07.29
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D86)
Moves 72
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/6p1/8/3qp3/1Q2k3/6K1 b - - 11 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Bc4 c5
  8. 8.Ne2 Nc6
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Bg4
  11. 11.f3 Bd7
  12. 12.Rb1 Qc7
  13. 13.Qd2 Rfd8
  14. 14.Rfc1 Be8
  15. 15.Bf4 Qc8
  16. 16.d5 Ne5
  17. 17.Bb3 c4
  18. 18.Bc2 e6
  19. 19.Bxe5 Bxe5
  20. 20.f4 Bg7
  21. 21.Qe3 e5
  22. 22.f5 b5
  23. 23.Rf1 a5
  24. 24.h4 Ra6
  25. 25.h5 Qc7
  26. 26.Kh2 Rb8
  27. 27.Ng1 b4
  28. 28.fxg6 hxg6
  29. 29.Nf3 Qe7
  30. 30.g3 Rab6
  31. 31.hxg6 fxg6
  32. 32.Nh4 b3
  33. 33.axb3 cxb3
  34. 34.c4 a4
  35. 35.c5 Rf6
  36. 36.Bd3 Rb4
  37. 37.c6 a3
  38. 38.Rxf6 Bxf6
  39. 39.Bc4 a2
  40. 40.Rf1 Rxc4
  41. 41.Qxb3 Qb4
  42. 42.Qxa2 Bxh4
  43. 43.gxh4 Rxe4
  44. 44.d6+ Kg7
  45. 45.d7 Rxh4+
  46. 46.Kg1 Qg4+
  47. 47.Qg2 Bxd7
  48. 48.cxd7 Qxd7
  49. 49.Qe2 Qd4+
  50. 50.Kg2 Rg4+
  51. 51.Kh1 Rg3
  52. 52.Rf7+ Kxf7
  53. 53.Qf2+ Qf4
  54. 54.Qxg3 Kf6
  55. 55.Qa3 Kf5
  56. 56.Kg2 e4
  57. 57.Qa8 Kg4
  58. 58.Qc8+ Qf5
  59. 59.Qc2 Qf3+
  60. 60.Kh2 g5
  61. 61.Kg1 Qd3
  62. 62.Qc8+ Kf4
  63. 63.Qb8+ Kf3
  64. 64.Qf8+ Ke2
  65. 65.Qf2+ Kd1
  66. 66.Qa7 e3
  67. 67.Qa1+ Ke2
  68. 68.Qb2+ Ke1
  69. 69.Qc1+ Ke2
  70. 70.Qb2+ Qd2
  71. 71.Qb5+ Qd3
  72. 72.Qb2+

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