Boris Gelfand vs Richard Rapport

1st Prague Masters 2019 · Indian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 1st Prague Masters 2019
Site Prague CZE
Round 7.2
Date 2019.03.13
Opening Indian Game (A50)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

5n2/8/4k1p1/4Np2/5P2/5P1P/5K2/8 w - - 2 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 b5
  4. 4.c5 d6
  5. 5.cxd6 exd6
  6. 6.Bf4 Nh5
  7. 7.Bg5 Be7
  8. 8.Bxe7 Qxe7
  9. 9.e3 O-O
  10. 10.Be2 Nf6
  11. 11.O-O Bb7
  12. 12.Nbd2 Nbd7
  13. 13.Re1 a6
  14. 14.a4 Nb6
  15. 15.axb5 cxb5
  16. 16.Bd3 Ne4
  17. 17.Nxe4 Bxe4
  18. 18.Bxe4 Qxe4
  19. 19.Qb3 Qd5
  20. 20.Qb4 Rfc8
  21. 21.e4 Qc6
  22. 22.b3 Nd7
  23. 23.h3 Nf6
  24. 24.d5 Qb6
  25. 25.Qd4 Qd8
  26. 26.Qd3 Nd7
  27. 27.Nd4 Qf6
  28. 28.Qd2 g6
  29. 29.f4 Re8
  30. 30.Re2 a5
  31. 31.Rf1 a4
  32. 32.Nxb5 Reb8
  33. 33.bxa4 Rxa4
  34. 34.Nc3 Qd4+
  35. 35.Qxd4 Rxd4
  36. 36.e5 Rd3
  37. 37.Rf3 Rxf3
  38. 38.gxf3 Kf8
  39. 39.exd6 Rb6
  40. 40.Ne4 f5
  41. 41.Ng5 Rxd6
  42. 42.Nxh7+ Kf7
  43. 43.Ng5+ Kf6
  44. 44.Nh7+ Kf7
  45. 45.Ng5+ Kf6
  46. 46.Re6+ Rxe6
  47. 47.Nxe6 Ke7
  48. 48.Nd4 Kd6
  49. 49.Nc6 Nf8
  50. 50.Kf2 Kxd5
  51. 51.Ne5 Ke6

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