Boris Gelfand vs Peter Svidler

2nd FIDE GP · 2008 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Peter Svidler
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 2nd FIDE GP
Site Sochi RUS
Round 3
Date 2008.08.02
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/4k3/5p1p/4bBpP/1p4P1/8/6P1/3K4 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Qa4+ Bd7
  6. 6.Qb3 Nb6
  7. 7.d4 Bg7
  8. 8.Bf4 Be6
  9. 9.Qa3 O-O
  10. 10.e4 c6
  11. 11.Rd1 N8d7
  12. 12.Ng5 Bg4
  13. 13.f3 h6
  14. 14.fxg4 e5
  15. 15.Nf3 exf4
  16. 16.e5 Re8
  17. 17.Be2 Qe7
  18. 18.Qxe7 Rxe7
  19. 19.O-O c5
  20. 20.dxc5 Nxc5
  21. 21.Nd5 Nxd5
  22. 22.Rxd5 Nd7
  23. 23.Rfd1 Nxe5
  24. 24.Rd8+ Rxd8
  25. 25.Rxd8+ Kh7
  26. 26.Nxe5 Bxe5
  27. 27.Rd2 Kg7
  28. 28.Bf3 Bc7
  29. 29.Kf1 Bb6
  30. 30.Rd5 Be3
  31. 31.h4 Bc1
  32. 32.h5 b6
  33. 33.b3 Bb2
  34. 34.Rd2 Bf6
  35. 35.Re2 Rc7
  36. 36.Re4 Rc1+
  37. 37.Re1 Rc3
  38. 38.Re4 b5
  39. 39.Ke1 a5
  40. 40.Rxf4 Rc1+
  41. 41.Ke2 Rc2+
  42. 42.Kd3 Rxa2
  43. 43.Bd5 g5
  44. 44.Rf1 a4
  45. 45.Rc1 Be5
  46. 46.Rf1 f6
  47. 47.bxa4 Rxa4
  48. 48.Be6 Kf8
  49. 49.Rb1 Ke7
  50. 50.Bf5 Rd4+
  51. 51.Ke2 b4
  52. 52.Rd1 Rxd1
  53. 53.Kxd1

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