Boris Gelfand vs Alexei Shirov

Amber Rapid · 2003 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 78 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber Rapid
Site Monte Carlo MNC
Round 10
Date 2003.03.26
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 78
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

8/8/8/3p4/3P4/3k3K/2N5/8 w - - 5 79

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Nf3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.b3 O-O
  8. 8.Bb2 a6
  9. 9.Be2 b5
  10. 10.O-O b4
  11. 11.Na4 Ne4
  12. 12.Bd3 f5
  13. 13.Ne5 Bb7
  14. 14.Nxd7 Qxd7
  15. 15.f3 Nf6
  16. 16.c5 Bc7
  17. 17.a3 bxa3
  18. 18.Rxa3 Qf7
  19. 19.Qe2 Nd7
  20. 20.f4 a5
  21. 21.Bc3 Ra7
  22. 22.Rfa1 Rfa8
  23. 23.Nb2 Qf8
  24. 24.b4 Qd8
  25. 25.Qe1 Ba6
  26. 26.bxa5 Nf6
  27. 27.Bxa6 Rxa6
  28. 28.Nd3 Qe8
  29. 29.Qd1 Ne4
  30. 30.Be1 h6
  31. 31.Rb3 R8a7
  32. 32.Rb6 Qa8
  33. 33.Rc1 Kh7
  34. 34.Nb4 Rxa5
  35. 35.Nxc6 R5a6
  36. 36.Nxa7 Bxb6
  37. 37.cxb6 Rxb6
  38. 38.Nc8 Rb8
  39. 39.Ne7 Qa3
  40. 40.Nc6 Qxe3+
  41. 41.Kh1 Rb2
  42. 42.Bg3 Re2
  43. 43.Ne5 h5
  44. 44.Qf1 Rf2
  45. 45.Qg1 Nxg3+
  46. 46.hxg3 Qxg3
  47. 47.Qh2 Qxh2+
  48. 48.Kxh2 Rxf4
  49. 49.Nf3 Kg6
  50. 50.Rc8 Kf6
  51. 51.Rf8+ Ke7
  52. 52.Rh8 g6
  53. 53.Kg3 Rg4+
  54. 54.Kf2 Kf6
  55. 55.Rh7 Re4
  56. 56.Ra7 g5
  57. 57.Ra4 f4
  58. 58.Ne5 g4
  59. 59.Nd7+ Kf5
  60. 60.Nc5 Re3
  61. 61.Ra8 g3+
  62. 62.Kf1 f3
  63. 63.gxf3 Rxf3+
  64. 64.Kg2 Rc3
  65. 65.Rf8+ Kg4
  66. 66.Rg8+ Kh4
  67. 67.Nxe6 Rc2+
  68. 68.Kf3 Rc3+
  69. 69.Kf4 Kh3
  70. 70.Rh8 Kg2
  71. 71.Rxh5 Kf2
  72. 72.Rh3 Rf3+
  73. 73.Kg4 Re3
  74. 74.Nf4 g2
  75. 75.Nxg2 Rxh3
  76. 76.Kxh3 Kf3
  77. 77.Ne1+ Ke4
  78. 78.Nc2 Kd3

More Boris Gelfand Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Boris Gelfand and Alexei Shirov, or browse all Boris Gelfand games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.