Boris Gelfand vs Alexei Shirov

III Kings' Tournament · 2009 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 71 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event III Kings' Tournament
Site Bazna ROM
Round 9
Date 2009.06.24
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 71
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Final Position

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

4k3/4P3/6P1/7K/7B/1b6/8/8 b - - 0 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.g3 Bg7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O c5
  8. 8.Nxd5 Qxd5
  9. 9.d4 cxd4
  10. 10.Be3 Rd8
  11. 11.Nxd4 Qh5
  12. 12.Qc2 Bxd4
  13. 13.Bxd4 Nc6
  14. 14.Bc3 Bh3
  15. 15.Bxc6 bxc6
  16. 16.Rfd1 Qf5
  17. 17.Qxf5 Bxf5
  18. 18.Bb4 Kf8
  19. 19.Rdc1 a5
  20. 20.Ba3 Rd2
  21. 21.Kf1 Rc2
  22. 22.f3 Rxc1+
  23. 23.Rxc1 Ra6
  24. 24.Bc5 Be6
  25. 25.a3 Ke8
  26. 26.g4 Ra8
  27. 27.Bd4 Rd8
  28. 28.Bb6 Rb8
  29. 29.Bxa5 Rxb2
  30. 30.Rxc6 Bd7
  31. 31.Rc3 Bb5
  32. 32.Re3 Kd7
  33. 33.Bb4 e6
  34. 34.g5 Kc6
  35. 35.Re5 Rc2
  36. 36.Kf2 Ba6
  37. 37.Be7 Bb5
  38. 38.Bf8 Kb6
  39. 39.Bb4 Kc6
  40. 40.h4 Ba6
  41. 41.Bf8 Bb5
  42. 42.Be7 Kb6
  43. 43.Re4 Rc4
  44. 44.Rxc4 Bxc4
  45. 45.e4 Bb3
  46. 46.Ke3 Bd1
  47. 47.f4 Bc2
  48. 48.Kd4 Kc6
  49. 49.Ke5 Kd7
  50. 50.Kf6 Ke8
  51. 51.e5 Bb3
  52. 52.Bb4 Bc2
  53. 53.Kg7 Ba4
  54. 54.Kxh7 Bc2
  55. 55.Kg7 Bb3
  56. 56.Kf6 Bc2
  57. 57.Bd6 Bb3
  58. 58.a4 Bxa4
  59. 59.f5 Bc2
  60. 60.fxe6 fxe6
  61. 61.Kxe6 Bb3+
  62. 62.Kf6 Bc2
  63. 63.e6 Bd3
  64. 64.Bg3 Bc2
  65. 65.h5 gxh5
  66. 66.g6 Bd3
  67. 67.Bh4 Kf8
  68. 68.e7+ Ke8
  69. 69.Kg7 Bc2
  70. 70.Kh6 Bb3
  71. 71.Kxh5

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