Boris Gelfand vs Peter Svidler

World Rapid 2018 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 67 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Peter Svidler
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Rapid 2018
Site St Petersburg RUS
Round 7.7
Date 2018.12.27
Opening English Opening (A35)
Moves 67
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Final Position

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

8/8/6k1/R7/5P2/7p/1r3PK1/8 w - - 0 68

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.c4 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.a3 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 a6
  8. 8.O-O b5
  9. 9.Ba2 Bb7
  10. 10.Qe2 Qc7
  11. 11.Bd2 Rd8
  12. 12.dxc5 Bxc5
  13. 13.Rac1 Bd6
  14. 14.Bb1 Qb8
  15. 15.Ne4 Nxe4
  16. 16.Bxe4 Ne7
  17. 17.Bxb7 Qxb7
  18. 18.Ba5 Rd7
  19. 19.Rfd1 Nc6
  20. 20.Bc3 O-O
  21. 21.Ng5 Be7
  22. 22.Qg4 Bxg5
  23. 23.Qxg5 f6
  24. 24.Qg4 Kf7
  25. 25.Qh5+ Kg8
  26. 26.Qg4 Kf7
  27. 27.Qe4 Rfd8
  28. 28.Rxd7+ Qxd7
  29. 29.h3 Rc8
  30. 30.Qxh7 Ne7
  31. 31.Qh5+ Kg8
  32. 32.Rd1 Qc6
  33. 33.Qg4 Nd5
  34. 34.Ba5 f5
  35. 35.Qd4 Qc2
  36. 36.Qd2 Kf7
  37. 37.Qxc2 Rxc2
  38. 38.Rd2 Rc4
  39. 39.Bd8 b4
  40. 40.axb4 Rxb4
  41. 41.Rc2 Ke8
  42. 42.Ba5 Rb5
  43. 43.Bd2 a5
  44. 44.Kf1 a4
  45. 45.Ke2 Rb3
  46. 46.Bc1 Nb4
  47. 47.Rc8+ Kd7
  48. 48.Rc4 Na2
  49. 49.Kd1 Nxc1
  50. 50.Kxc1 a3
  51. 51.bxa3 Rxa3
  52. 52.Rb4 Ke7
  53. 53.Kd2 Kf6
  54. 54.Ke2 Ra2+
  55. 55.Kf3 Rc2
  56. 56.Rb8 Ra2
  57. 57.g4 g5
  58. 58.Rg8 Rb2
  59. 59.Kg3 Rb3
  60. 60.Kg2 Rb2
  61. 61.Rh8 Kg6
  62. 62.Ra8 Kf6
  63. 63.Ra4 Kg6
  64. 64.gxf5+ exf5
  65. 65.h4 f4
  66. 66.exf4 gxh4
  67. 67.Ra5 h3+

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