Boris Gelfand vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

Julius Baer GenCup Prelim · 2022 · Catalan Opening · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Result 0-1
Event Julius Baer GenCup Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.3
Date 2022.09.18
Opening Catalan Opening (E04)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5r2/6p1/2k1K2p/2p5/5PPP/r7/p1R5/R7 w - - 1 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 dxc4
  5. 5.Bg2 a6
  6. 6.Ne5 Bb4+
  7. 7.Nc3 Nd5
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Ne4 b5
  10. 10.b3 cxb3
  11. 11.axb3 Bb7
  12. 12.Qc2 h6
  13. 13.Nd3 Nd7
  14. 14.Bd2 Bxd2
  15. 15.Qxd2 Ne7
  16. 16.Rfc1 Ra7
  17. 17.Nec5 Bxg2
  18. 18.Kxg2 Nxc5
  19. 19.Nxc5 e5
  20. 20.Rd1 exd4
  21. 21.Qxd4 Qxd4
  22. 22.Rxd4 a5
  23. 23.e4 Rfa8
  24. 24.e5 Nc6
  25. 25.Re4 Nd8
  26. 26.Rd4 Nb7
  27. 27.Nxb7 Rxb7
  28. 28.Rc1 a4
  29. 29.bxa4 bxa4
  30. 30.Ra1 a3
  31. 31.Rd3 a2
  32. 32.Rd2 Rba7
  33. 33.f4 Kf8
  34. 34.Kh3 c5
  35. 35.Rc2 Ra5
  36. 36.Kg4 Ke7
  37. 37.h4 Kd7
  38. 38.Kf5 Kc6
  39. 39.e6 fxe6+
  40. 40.Kxe6 Ra3
  41. 41.g4 Rf8

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