Boris Gelfand vs Peter Svidler

Gelfand-Svidler Rapid 2014 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Peter Svidler
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Gelfand-Svidler Rapid 2014
Site Jerusalem ISR
Round 1
Date 2014.07.20
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A41)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

8/B3k3/8/3B1R2/2p4r/3n4/PP2b2K/8 w - - 8 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.c4 f5
  4. 4.g3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bg2 Nf6
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Nc3 Qe8
  8. 8.Re1 Qf7
  9. 9.e4 fxe4
  10. 10.Ng5 Qxc4
  11. 11.Ngxe4 Nxe4
  12. 12.Rxe4 Qf7
  13. 13.Rf4 Bf6
  14. 14.Nd5 g5
  15. 15.Rf3 c6
  16. 16.Nc7 Bg4
  17. 17.Nxa8 Na6
  18. 18.d5 c5
  19. 19.Rxf6 Qxf6
  20. 20.Qd2 h6
  21. 21.f4 gxf4
  22. 22.Qxf4 Qxf4
  23. 23.Bxf4 Rxa8
  24. 24.Re1 Re8
  25. 25.Bxd6 Kf7
  26. 26.Bf4 h5
  27. 27.d6 Nb4
  28. 28.Rf1 Ke6
  29. 29.Bxb7 Nd3
  30. 30.Bc6 Rg8
  31. 31.dxe7 Kxe7
  32. 32.Be3 h4
  33. 33.Be4 c4
  34. 34.Bxa7 hxg3
  35. 35.hxg3 Be2
  36. 36.Rf5 Rxg3+
  37. 37.Kh2 Rg4
  38. 38.Bd5 Rh4+
  39. 39.Kg3 Rg4+
  40. 40.Kh2 Rh4+

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