Boris Gelfand vs Alexei Shirov

FIDE WCh KO · 2000 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 72 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE WCh KO
Site New Delhi IND
Round 4.4
Date 2000.12.08
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves 72
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Final Position

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

1b6/1P6/2kP4/8/3N4/5p2/6p1/6K1 b - - 3 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Bxc4 c5
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.Bb3 cxd4
  8. 8.exd4 Nc6
  9. 9.Nc3 Be7
  10. 10.Bg5 O-O
  11. 11.Qd2 h6
  12. 12.Bxf6 Bxf6
  13. 13.Rad1 Na5
  14. 14.Bc2 b5
  15. 15.b3 Bb7
  16. 16.Ne4 Rc8
  17. 17.Bb1 Bxe4
  18. 18.Bxe4 Nc6
  19. 19.Rfe1 Ne7
  20. 20.Bb1 Nd5
  21. 21.Qd3 g6
  22. 22.Rc1 Qd6
  23. 23.g3 Ne7
  24. 24.Qe3 Kg7
  25. 25.Be4 Rxc1
  26. 26.Rxc1 Rd8
  27. 27.Rd1 Nc6
  28. 28.Bxc6 Qxc6
  29. 29.g4 Qd5
  30. 30.h4 Rc8
  31. 31.g5 hxg5
  32. 32.hxg5 Be7
  33. 33.Kg2 Bd6
  34. 34.Rh1 b4
  35. 35.Qe2 Qf5
  36. 36.Rh4 Bf4
  37. 37.Qxa6 Bxg5
  38. 38.Rh3 Rc1
  39. 39.Qa8 Bh6
  40. 40.Qb8 Qg4+
  41. 41.Rg3 Qh5
  42. 42.Qe5+ Qxe5
  43. 43.Nxe5 Bf4
  44. 44.Nd3 Bxg3
  45. 45.Nxc1 Bd6
  46. 46.Nd3 g5
  47. 47.Nb2 f5
  48. 48.Nc4 Bc7
  49. 49.a4 bxa3
  50. 50.Nxa3 Bb6
  51. 51.Nc2 Kf6
  52. 52.b4 e5
  53. 53.d5 e4
  54. 54.Na3 e3
  55. 55.fxe3 Bxe3
  56. 56.Nc4 Bd4
  57. 57.b5 g4
  58. 58.b6 f4
  59. 59.b7 Ba7
  60. 60.Na5 Bb8
  61. 61.Nc6 Bc7
  62. 62.Kf2 Bb6+
  63. 63.Kf1 Bc7
  64. 64.Na7 Ke5
  65. 65.Nb5 Bb8
  66. 66.d6 Ke6
  67. 67.Ke2 Kd7
  68. 68.Kd3 g3
  69. 69.Ke2 g2
  70. 70.Kf2 f3
  71. 71.Kg1 Kc6
  72. 72.Nd4+

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