Alexander Grischuk vs Boris Gelfand

WCh Candidates · 2011 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh Candidates
Site Kazan RUS
Round 3.1
Date 2011.05.19
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/5P2/1k3K2/7R/8/8/4r2p/8 b - - 2 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.Rc1 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.e3 Nc6
  9. 9.a3 d4
  10. 10.exd4 Nxd4
  11. 11.b4 Nxf3+
  12. 12.Qxf3 Bd4
  13. 13.Nb5 e5
  14. 14.Bg5 Re8
  15. 15.Bxf6 e4
  16. 16.Bxd8 exf3+
  17. 17.Kd2 Rxd8
  18. 18.Nxd4 Rxd4+
  19. 19.Kc3 fxg2
  20. 20.Bxg2 Rg4
  21. 21.Rhd1 Be6
  22. 22.Bxb7 Rxc4+
  23. 23.Kb2 Rxc1
  24. 24.Rxc1 Rd8
  25. 25.Kc3 Kf8
  26. 26.b5 Ke7
  27. 27.a4 Rd6
  28. 28.a5 Kd8
  29. 29.b6 Bc8
  30. 30.Bxc8 Kxc8
  31. 31.Kb4+ Kb8
  32. 32.bxa7+ Ka8
  33. 33.Rc8+ Kxa7
  34. 34.Rc7+ Ka6
  35. 35.Rxf7 Rg6
  36. 36.h3 Rg2
  37. 37.f4 Rg3
  38. 38.f5 h5
  39. 39.h4 Rg4+
  40. 40.Kc5 Rxh4
  41. 41.Rxg7 Rf4
  42. 42.Rg6+ Kxa5
  43. 43.Rg5 h4
  44. 44.Rh5 h3
  45. 45.Kd6 h2
  46. 46.f6+ Kb6
  47. 47.Ke6 Rf2
  48. 48.f7 Re2+
  49. 49.Kf6

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