Boris Gelfand vs Peter Svidler

Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 91 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Peter Svidler
Result 0-1
Event Tal Memorial Blitz 2014
Site Sochi RUS
Round 13.5
Date 2014.11.14
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A41)
Moves 91
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5K1N/q7/4k3/8/8/8/8/B7 w - - 25 92

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.e4 Nf6
  4. 4.Bd3 Bg7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.c3 c5
  7. 7.h3 cxd4
  8. 8.cxd4 Nc6
  9. 9.Nc3 e5
  10. 10.dxe5 Nxe5
  11. 11.Nxe5 dxe5
  12. 12.Bc4 Bd7
  13. 13.Be3 Bc6
  14. 14.Qf3 Qe7
  15. 15.Rfd1 Rfd8
  16. 16.Bb3 a6
  17. 17.Bb6 Rxd1+
  18. 18.Rxd1 Rc8
  19. 19.Nd5 Bxd5
  20. 20.Bxd5 Nxd5
  21. 21.Rxd5 Qe6
  22. 22.Qb3 h5
  23. 23.Be3 b5
  24. 24.Qd3 Bf8
  25. 25.Rd8 Rxd8
  26. 26.Qxd8 Kg7
  27. 27.b3 Be7
  28. 28.Qc7 Ba3
  29. 29.Qb7 Qd6
  30. 30.g3 Bb2
  31. 31.Qd5 Qxd5
  32. 32.exd5 Ba3
  33. 33.g4 f5
  34. 34.f3 Kf6
  35. 35.gxh5 gxh5
  36. 36.Bb6 Ke7
  37. 37.Bc7 Bd6
  38. 38.Bb6 Kd7
  39. 39.Ba5 Bc5+
  40. 40.Kf1 Kd6
  41. 41.Ke2 Kxd5
  42. 42.Bc3 e4
  43. 43.Bf6 a5
  44. 44.Bg7 a4
  45. 45.Bf6 Bd4
  46. 46.Be7 Ke5
  47. 47.Bg5 Bc5
  48. 48.Bh6 Bd6
  49. 49.Ke3 Bc5+
  50. 50.Ke2 axb3
  51. 51.axb3 exf3+
  52. 52.Kxf3 Kd4
  53. 53.Bg7+ Kd3
  54. 54.Kf4 Kc2
  55. 55.Kxf5 Kxb3
  56. 56.Kg5 b4
  57. 57.Kxh5 Kc4
  58. 58.Kg6 Bd4
  59. 59.Bh6 b3
  60. 60.Bc1 Kd3
  61. 61.h4 Kc2
  62. 62.Ba3 Bc5
  63. 63.Bxc5 b2
  64. 64.h5 b1=Q
  65. 65.h6 Kc3+
  66. 66.Kg7 Qb7+
  67. 67.Kg6 Qc6+
  68. 68.Kg7 Qc7+
  69. 69.Kg8 Qg3+
  70. 70.Kf7 Qf4+
  71. 71.Kg6 Qg4+
  72. 72.Kf6 Qh5
  73. 73.Bf8 Kd4
  74. 74.Kg7 Qg5+
  75. 75.Kf7 Qf5+
  76. 76.Kg8 Qe6+
  77. 77.Kg7 Ke5
  78. 78.h7 Kf5
  79. 79.h8=N Qe5+
  80. 80.Kg8 Ke6
  81. 81.Bg7 Qb8+
  82. 82.Kh7 Qc8
  83. 83.Kh6 Kf5
  84. 84.Kh7 Qe8
  85. 85.Kh6 Kg4
  86. 86.Kh7 Kg5
  87. 87.Bh6+ Kf5
  88. 88.Bg7 Qh5+
  89. 89.Kg8 Ke6
  90. 90.Kf8 Qh7
  91. 91.Ba1 Qa7

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