Boris Gelfand vs Peter Svidler

16th TCh-RUS Premier · 2009 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Peter Svidler
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 16th TCh-RUS Premier
Site Dagomys RUS
Round 7
Date 2009.04.10
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/5K2/2P5/4k3/8/8 b - - 0 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Qa4+ Nc6
  6. 6.Ne5 Qd6
  7. 7.Nxc6 Qxc6
  8. 8.Qxc6+ bxc6
  9. 9.b3 Nxc3
  10. 10.dxc3 Bg7
  11. 11.Bb2 a5
  12. 12.g3 a4
  13. 13.Bg2 Ra6
  14. 14.O-O-O Be6
  15. 15.c4 O-O
  16. 16.Bxg7 Kxg7
  17. 17.Kb2 Rb8
  18. 18.Kc3 c5
  19. 19.Be4 axb3
  20. 20.axb3 Ra3
  21. 21.Bc2 Rb4
  22. 22.Kd2 Rb6
  23. 23.Ra1 Rba6
  24. 24.Rxa3 Rxa3
  25. 25.Kc3 Bd7
  26. 26.Rd1 Bc6
  27. 27.Rd8 Ra8
  28. 28.Rxa8 Bxa8
  29. 29.b4 cxb4+
  30. 30.Kxb4 e5
  31. 31.Kc5 f5
  32. 32.Ba4 Bb7
  33. 33.Bc6 Bc8
  34. 34.f4 exf4
  35. 35.gxf4 h6
  36. 36.Bd5 Bd7
  37. 37.Bc6 Bc8
  38. 38.Be8 Bb7
  39. 39.h4 Kf6
  40. 40.Kb5 g5
  41. 41.hxg5+ hxg5
  42. 42.fxg5+ Kxg5
  43. 43.Bc6 Bxc6+
  44. 44.Kxc6 Kf4
  45. 45.Kxc7 Ke3
  46. 46.Kd6 Kxe2
  47. 47.Ke5 Ke3
  48. 48.Kxf5

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