Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

EU-ch U18 · 1987 · King's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event EU-ch U18
Site Arnhem
Round 5
Date 1987.00.00
Opening King's Indian Defense (E62)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4nk2/3R2bp/6p1/4r3/6P1/4B2P/B4P2/6K1 b - - 4 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.c4 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 O-O
  5. 5.Bg2 c6
  6. 6.Nc3 d6
  7. 7.O-O Qa5
  8. 8.e4 e5
  9. 9.h3 Na6
  10. 10.Re1 Be6
  11. 11.Bf1 Rfd8
  12. 12.a3 d5
  13. 13.exd5 cxd5
  14. 14.Nxe5 dxc4
  15. 15.Nxc4 Qc7
  16. 16.Bf4 Qd7
  17. 17.Ne5 Qxd4
  18. 18.Qxd4 Rxd4
  19. 19.Bg2 Rb8
  20. 20.Be3 Rdd8
  21. 21.Bxa7 Ra8
  22. 22.Bb6 Rd2
  23. 23.Bxb7 Rb8
  24. 24.Be3 Rd6
  25. 25.Nb5 Rd5
  26. 26.Bxa6 Rxe5
  27. 27.Nd4 Bd7
  28. 28.Nf3 Ra5
  29. 29.Bc4 Rxb2
  30. 30.Bd4 Rb7
  31. 31.Rab1 Rxb1
  32. 32.Rxb1 Ne8
  33. 33.Rb7 Rxa3
  34. 34.Rxd7 Rxf3
  35. 35.Bd5 Rf5
  36. 36.g4 Rg5
  37. 37.Bxf7+ Kf8
  38. 38.Be3 Re5
  39. 39.Ba2

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