Boris Gelfand vs Nigel Short

Candidats qf1 · 1991 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 66 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Nigel Short
Result 0-1
Event Candidats qf1
Site Brussels
Round 2
Date 1991.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D63)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/R5p1/3p4/5r2/8/5K1k/8 w - - 16 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Bg5 Be7
  6. 6.e3 O-O
  7. 7.Rc1 b6
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Qa4 c5
  10. 10.Ba6 h6
  11. 11.Bh4 cxd4
  12. 12.exd4 Nh5
  13. 13.Bg3 Bxa6
  14. 14.Qxa6 Bg5
  15. 15.Rd1 Re8+
  16. 16.Kf1 Ndf6
  17. 17.Nxg5 hxg5
  18. 18.f3 b5
  19. 19.Qxb5 Nxg3+
  20. 20.hxg3 Rb8
  21. 21.Qd3 Rxb2
  22. 22.Rd2 Qb6
  23. 23.g4 Qb8
  24. 24.Nd1 Qg3
  25. 25.Nf2 Rb6
  26. 26.Rh3 Rbe6
  27. 27.Rd1 Qc7
  28. 28.Qd2 Re3
  29. 29.Rc1 Qf4
  30. 30.Rd1 g6
  31. 31.Kg1 Kg7
  32. 32.Qc1 Re2
  33. 33.Qxf4 gxf4
  34. 34.Nd3 g5
  35. 35.a4 Ra2
  36. 36.g3 fxg3
  37. 37.Nc5 g2
  38. 38.Rg3 Ree2
  39. 39.Nb3 Reb2
  40. 40.Nc1 Rxa4
  41. 41.Nd3 Rba2
  42. 42.Rxg2 Rxg2+
  43. 43.Kxg2 Rxd4
  44. 44.Kf2 Nd7
  45. 45.Ke3 Ra4
  46. 46.Rc1 Nb6
  47. 47.Rc7 Nc4+
  48. 48.Ke2 Ra2+
  49. 49.Ke1 Ra3
  50. 50.Ke2 Ra2+
  51. 51.Ke1 a5
  52. 52.f4 gxf4
  53. 53.Nxf4 Ne3
  54. 54.Ra7 a4
  55. 55.g5 a3
  56. 56.g6 Ng2+
  57. 57.Nxg2 Rxg2
  58. 58.Rxa3 fxg6
  59. 59.Ra6 Kh6
  60. 60.Rd6 Rg5
  61. 61.Kf2 Kh5
  62. 62.Kf3 Kh4
  63. 63.Ra6 Kh3
  64. 64.Kf2 Rg4
  65. 65.Ra3+ Kh2
  66. 66.Ra6 Rf4+

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