Boris Gelfand vs Alexei Shirov

Rubinstein mem 35th · 1998 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event Rubinstein mem 35th
Site Polanica Zdroj
Round 4
Date 1998.08.20
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3b1P1k/6r1/3P2n1/4P3/4Q3/r5P1/5R1K b - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.c4 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.e4 Nxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 c5
  8. 8.Rb1 O-O
  9. 9.Be2 cxd4
  10. 10.cxd4 Qa5+
  11. 11.Bd2 Qxa2
  12. 12.O-O Bg4
  13. 13.Bg5 h6
  14. 14.Bh4 a5
  15. 15.Rxb7 g5
  16. 16.Bg3 a4
  17. 17.h4 a3
  18. 18.hxg5 hxg5
  19. 19.Rc7 Na6
  20. 20.Rxe7 Qb2
  21. 21.Bc4 Qb4
  22. 22.Bxf7+ Kh8
  23. 23.Rd7 Bxd7
  24. 24.Nxg5 Qb6
  25. 25.Be6 Qxe6
  26. 26.Nxe6 Bxe6
  27. 27.Be5 Rf7
  28. 28.Qh5+ Kg8
  29. 29.Qg6 Bd7
  30. 30.Bxg7 Rxg7
  31. 31.Qd6 Kh7
  32. 32.Qxa3 Nc7
  33. 33.Qe3 Ne6
  34. 34.d5 Ng5
  35. 35.f4 Nh3+
  36. 36.Kh1 Ra2
  37. 37.f5 Ng5
  38. 38.f6 Rg6
  39. 39.f7

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