Boris Gelfand vs Richard Rapport

Palma De Mallorca GP 2017 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Palma De Mallorca GP 2017
Site Palma de Mallorca ESP
Round 2.9
Date 2017.11.17
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A40)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

R7/5kn1/5p2/5P2/4n1K1/8/8/8 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.c4 b6
  3. 3.e4 Bb4+
  4. 4.Bd2 Bxd2+
  5. 5.Qxd2 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.Ne2 dxe4
  8. 8.Bxe4 Bb7
  9. 9.Nbc3 Nf6
  10. 10.Bf3 O-O
  11. 11.O-O Qc8
  12. 12.Rad1 Ne7
  13. 13.Bxb7 Qxb7
  14. 14.Ng3 Rad8
  15. 15.Qe3 Rfe8
  16. 16.f3 Qa6
  17. 17.b3 Qa5
  18. 18.Rd3 a6
  19. 19.Nge4 Nd7
  20. 20.a4 Nf5
  21. 21.Qd2 Qb4
  22. 22.Rb1 Nf8
  23. 23.d5 exd5
  24. 24.Nxd5 Qxd2
  25. 25.Rxd2 c6
  26. 26.Ndc3 Rxd2
  27. 27.Nxd2 Re3
  28. 28.Nde4 Ne6
  29. 29.Rd1 h5
  30. 30.b4 h4
  31. 31.h3 Ng3
  32. 32.Kf2 Nxe4+
  33. 33.Kxe3 Nxc3
  34. 34.Rd6 Nxa4
  35. 35.Rxc6 Kf8
  36. 36.c5 bxc5
  37. 37.Rxa6 Nc3
  38. 38.Ra8+ Ke7
  39. 39.bxc5 Nd5+
  40. 40.Ke4 Nf6+
  41. 41.Ke5 Nxc5
  42. 42.Kf5 Ne6
  43. 43.Ra7+ Kf8
  44. 44.Ra8+ Ne8
  45. 45.Kg4 g5
  46. 46.g3 hxg3
  47. 47.Kxg3 f6
  48. 48.h4 Kf7
  49. 49.hxg5 Nxg5
  50. 50.f4 Ne4+
  51. 51.Kg4 Ng7
  52. 52.f5

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