Hou Yifan vs Boris Gelfand

Geneva Grand Prix 2017 · Sicilian, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Hou Yifan
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Geneva Grand Prix 2017
Site Geneva SUI
Round 7.7
Date 2017.07.13
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

8/1p2k2p/p7/5P2/1P2b3/7B/5K1P/8 w - - 4 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nd4
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.O-O a6
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.b3 d6
  8. 8.Bb2 Nf6
  9. 9.Re1 Nd7
  10. 10.Bf1 Nde5
  11. 11.d3 Nxf3+
  12. 12.Qxf3 Be7
  13. 13.Ne2 e5
  14. 14.c3 O-O
  15. 15.d4 f5
  16. 16.exf5 d5
  17. 17.Ng3 cxd4
  18. 18.c4 Be6
  19. 19.Qg4 Bf7
  20. 20.cxd5 Bxd5
  21. 21.f4 Bf6
  22. 22.Rad1 Qa5
  23. 23.fxe5 Nxe5
  24. 24.Qf4 Rae8
  25. 25.Nh5 Nf3+
  26. 26.gxf3 Rxe1
  27. 27.Nxf6+ Rxf6
  28. 28.Rxe1 Qxe1
  29. 29.Bxd4 Qb4
  30. 30.a3 Qxa3
  31. 31.Bxf6 gxf6
  32. 32.Qg4+ Kf7
  33. 33.Qh5+ Kf8
  34. 34.Qh6+ Kg8
  35. 35.Qxf6 Qf8
  36. 36.Qxf8+ Kxf8
  37. 37.b4 Bxf3
  38. 38.Kf2 Be4
  39. 39.Bh3 Ke7

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