Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

The Game

White	Vassily Ivanchuk
Black	Boris Gelfand
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Tilburg
Site	Tilburg
Round	5
Date	1990.00.00
Opening	Grünfeld Defense (D76)
Moves	44

Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

8/8/8/6k1/5p2/6P1/6KP/8 w - - 0 45

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 g6
3. 3.g3 Bg7
4. 4.Bg2 d5
5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
6. 6.Nf3 O-O
7. 7.O-O Nb6
8. 8.Nc3 Nc6
9. 9.d5 Na5
10. 10.e4 c6
11. 11.Bg5 cxd5
12. 12.Nxd5 Nxd5
13. 13.exd5 Bxb2
14. 14.Re1 Bf6
15. 15.Bxf6 exf6
16. 16.Rc1 Qd6
17. 17.Nd2 f5
18. 18.Qa4 b6
19. 19.Nc4 Nxc4
20. 20.Qxc4 Bd7
21. 21.Qc7 Qxc7
22. 22.Rxc7 Rfe8
23. 23.Rxe8+ Bxe8
24. 24.f4 Rd8
25. 25.Rxa7 f6
26. 26.Ra3 Bf7
27. 27.Rb3 Kf8
28. 28.a3 Ke7
29. 29.Rxb6 Bxd5
30. 30.Bxd5 Rxd5
31. 31.Rb7+ Ke6
32. 32.Rxh7 Ra5
33. 33.Rg7 g5
34. 34.fxg5 fxg5
35. 35.Rxg5 Rxa3
36. 36.Kg2 Ra2+
37. 37.Kh3 Kf6
38. 38.Rh5 Kg6
39. 39.Rh4 Rb2
40. 40.Rc4 Ra2
41. 41.Rc1 Kg5
42. 42.Rg1 Rb2
43. 43.Rg2 Rxg2
44. 44.Kxg2 f4

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Vassily Ivanchuk and Boris Gelfand, or browse all Vassily Ivanchuk games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.