Boris Gelfand vs Peter Svidler

Dos Hermanas · 1999 · English Opening · 0-1 in 77 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Peter Svidler
Result 0-1
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 8
Date 1999.04.16
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 77
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/3n1k2/7p/B5bK/8/8/8 w - - 6 78

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 Nd4
  5. 5.Bg2 Nxf3+
  6. 6.Bxf3 Bb4
  7. 7.Qb3 Bc5
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.d3 h6
  10. 10.Bd2 Re8
  11. 11.Bg2 c6
  12. 12.Rac1 Bb6
  13. 13.Qa4 d6
  14. 14.b4 Be6
  15. 15.b5 d5
  16. 16.bxc6 bxc6
  17. 17.cxd5 cxd5
  18. 18.Qa3 Rb8
  19. 19.Na4 Ba5
  20. 20.Bc3 d4
  21. 21.Bxa5 Qxa5
  22. 22.Rc5 Qa6
  23. 23.Rc6 Rb6
  24. 24.Rxb6 axb6
  25. 25.Qb4 Rc8
  26. 26.a3 Rc2
  27. 27.Re1 Nd7
  28. 28.f4 b5
  29. 29.Nb2 Rc3
  30. 30.fxe5 Rb3
  31. 31.Qxd4 Qxa3
  32. 32.Nd1 Rb1
  33. 33.Rf1 Qa4
  34. 34.Qxa4 bxa4
  35. 35.Nc3 Rxf1+
  36. 36.Kxf1 a3
  37. 37.d4 Nb6
  38. 38.Ke1 a2
  39. 39.Nxa2 Bxa2
  40. 40.Kd2 Kf8
  41. 41.e4 Nc4+
  42. 42.Kd3 Ke7
  43. 43.Bf3 Kd7
  44. 44.Kc3 Nb6
  45. 45.d5 Ke7
  46. 46.Kd4 Nd7
  47. 47.Bg4 Bb3
  48. 48.Bh3 Nf8
  49. 49.Bg4 Ba4
  50. 50.Be2 Bd7
  51. 51.h4 Bh3
  52. 52.Bb5 Bg4
  53. 53.Bc4 Ng6
  54. 54.Bb3 f6
  55. 55.e6 Kd6
  56. 56.Bc2 Ne5
  57. 57.Ke3 Kc5
  58. 58.Ba4 Ng6
  59. 59.Bb3 Kd6
  60. 60.Kd4 f5
  61. 61.e7 Kxe7
  62. 62.e5 f4
  63. 63.gxf4 Nxf4
  64. 64.Kc5 Ng6
  65. 65.e6 Nxh4
  66. 66.d6+ Kd8
  67. 67.e7+ Ke8
  68. 68.Bc2 Bd7
  69. 69.Bd1 g6
  70. 70.Kd5 Nf5
  71. 71.Ke5 h5
  72. 72.Kf6 Nxd6
  73. 73.Kxg6 Bg4
  74. 74.Bc2 Kxe7
  75. 75.Kg5 Nf7+
  76. 76.Kh4 Kf6
  77. 77.Ba4 Nd6

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