Boris Gelfand vs Peter Svidler

3rd ACP World Rapid Cup · 2009 · English Opening · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Peter Svidler
Result 1-0
Event 3rd ACP World Rapid Cup
Site Odessa UKR
Round 4.3
Date 2009.05.24
Opening English Opening (A32)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/R7/3kb3/4pnP1/4B3/8/5K2/8 b - - 6 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 e6
  5. 5.g3 a6
  6. 6.Bg2 Qc7
  7. 7.Nc3 Qxc4
  8. 8.O-O Nc6
  9. 9.Nb3 d5
  10. 10.Bf4 Bb4
  11. 11.Rc1 Bxc3
  12. 12.Bd6 Ne4
  13. 13.Nd2 Qd4
  14. 14.Nxe4 Qxd1
  15. 15.Rfxd1 Bxb2
  16. 16.Rc2 Bd4
  17. 17.Nc5 f5
  18. 18.e4 fxe4
  19. 19.Nxe4 Bd7
  20. 20.Bc5 Be5
  21. 21.f4 dxe4
  22. 22.fxe5 Nxe5
  23. 23.Rd6 Nd3
  24. 24.Ba3 Rc8
  25. 25.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  26. 26.Bxe4 Ne5
  27. 27.Rd1 b5
  28. 28.Bb2 Ng6
  29. 29.Bxg7 Rg8
  30. 30.Bb2 Nf8
  31. 31.Kf2 Rg5
  32. 32.Rc1 Bd7
  33. 33.Bf6 Rh5
  34. 34.h4 b4
  35. 35.Bg5 h6
  36. 36.Bf3 Rxg5
  37. 37.hxg5 hxg5
  38. 38.Rc5 Ke7
  39. 39.Be2 Kd6
  40. 40.Rxg5 Bc6
  41. 41.Ra5 Nd7
  42. 42.Bxa6 Nc5
  43. 43.g4 Bd5
  44. 44.Be2 b3
  45. 45.axb3 Nxb3
  46. 46.Ra7 Nd4
  47. 47.Bd3 e5
  48. 48.Ke3 Ne6
  49. 49.Bf5 Nd4
  50. 50.Be4 Be6
  51. 51.g5 Nf5+
  52. 52.Kf3 Nd4+
  53. 53.Kg3 Nf5+
  54. 54.Kf2

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