Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

SochiJ-A · 1986 · Catalan Opening · 1-0 in 26 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event SochiJ-A
Site Sochi
Date 1986.00.00
Opening Catalan Opening (E05)
Moves 26
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1B4k1/p2b1ppp/1nB1p3/8/8/1P4P1/r4P1P/3R2K1 b - - 1 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.Nc3 dxc4
  7. 7.Ne5 c5
  8. 8.dxc5 Qxd1+
  9. 9.Nxd1 Nfd7
  10. 10.Nxc4 Nxc5
  11. 11.O-O Nc6
  12. 12.Nc3 Bd7
  13. 13.Bf4 Rfd8
  14. 14.Rfd1 Be8
  15. 15.Nb5 Rd7
  16. 16.Rxd7 Bxd7
  17. 17.Rd1 Ne5
  18. 18.Ncd6 Nc4
  19. 19.Nc7 Bxd6
  20. 20.Bxd6 Rc8
  21. 21.Bxc5 Rxc7
  22. 22.b3 Nb6
  23. 23.Bd6 Rc2
  24. 24.Bxb7 Rxe2
  25. 25.Bb8 Rxa2
  26. 26.Bc6

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