Boris Gelfand vs Nigel Short

Novgorod · 1996 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Nigel Short
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Novgorod
Site Novgorod
Round 2
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

3r4/1p3b2/pb3k1p/3p1pp1/1P6/P3P1P1/3RNPBP/1K6 w - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.a3 Nc6
  9. 9.Qc2 Qa5
  10. 10.O-O-O Be7
  11. 11.Kb1 a6
  12. 12.Nd2 Qb6
  13. 13.Nb3 Na5
  14. 14.Nxa5 Qxa5
  15. 15.cxd5 exd5
  16. 16.Be5 Be6
  17. 17.Bd3 Rac8
  18. 18.Qd2 Kh8
  19. 19.Ne4 Qxd2
  20. 20.Nxd2 Nd7
  21. 21.Bd4 f6
  22. 22.Nf3 Nc5
  23. 23.Bxc5 Bxc5
  24. 24.Bc2 Rfd8
  25. 25.Nd4 Bf7
  26. 26.Bf5 Rc7
  27. 27.Rd2 g6
  28. 28.Bh3 f5
  29. 29.Rc1 Kg7
  30. 30.g3 Bb6
  31. 31.Rxc7 Bxc7
  32. 32.Bg2 Kf6
  33. 33.Ne2 Ba5
  34. 34.Rd1 g5
  35. 35.b4 Bb6
  36. 36.Rd2 h6

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