Boris Gelfand vs Alexei Shirov

Pivdenny Bank Cup · 2007 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 0-1
Event Pivdenny Bank Cup
Site Odessa UKR
Round 7
Date 2007.07.06
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/8/4P3/6P1/4qPK1/7P/8/8 w - - 2 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Nf3 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.Be3 Nc6
  14. 14.d5 Na5
  15. 15.Bg5 b6
  16. 16.Bxe7 Rfe8
  17. 17.d6 Nc6
  18. 18.Bb5 Nxe7
  19. 19.h3 Bxf3
  20. 20.Qxf3 Qe6
  21. 21.Bxe8 Rxe8
  22. 22.dxe7 Rxe7
  23. 23.Rfe1 Bd4
  24. 24.Rbd1 Qe5
  25. 25.Rd3 a5
  26. 26.Qd1 Bc5
  27. 27.Re2 Re6
  28. 28.g3 Rd6
  29. 29.Kg2 Rxd3
  30. 30.Qxd3 a4
  31. 31.Rd2 a3
  32. 32.Qc4 Kg7
  33. 33.Rd7 Qf6
  34. 34.f4 Qb2+
  35. 35.Kf3 Qf2+
  36. 36.Kg4 h5+
  37. 37.Kh4 g5+
  38. 38.fxg5 Kg6
  39. 39.Qc3 f6
  40. 40.Rd5 a2
  41. 41.Rf5 Qf4+
  42. 42.gxf4 Bf2+
  43. 43.Qg3 Bxg3+
  44. 44.Kxg3 a1=Q
  45. 45.Rxf6+ Kg7
  46. 46.e5 b5
  47. 47.Kh4 b4
  48. 48.Kxh5 Qd1+
  49. 49.Kh4 b3
  50. 50.e6 b2
  51. 51.Rf7+ Kg8
  52. 52.Rb7 b1=Q
  53. 53.Rxb1 Qxb1
  54. 54.Kg4 Qe4

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