Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

Linares · 1990 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 11
Date 1990.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

r4rk1/pQB2ppp/1np1pn2/8/qbpPP3/6P1/P1R2PBP/1R1N2K1 w - - 19 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.b3 d5
  6. 6.Bg2 dxc4
  7. 7.bxc4 Bxc4
  8. 8.O-O Bd5
  9. 9.Nc3 Bb7
  10. 10.Qa4+ Bc6
  11. 11.Qb3 Be7
  12. 12.e4 Bb7
  13. 13.Re1 Nbd7
  14. 14.Bf4 O-O
  15. 15.Rad1 c6
  16. 16.Nd2 b5
  17. 17.Nc4 bxc4
  18. 18.Qxb7 Qb6
  19. 19.Rb1 Qa5
  20. 20.Rec1 Ba3
  21. 21.Bc7 Nb6
  22. 22.Rc2 Bb4
  23. 23.Nd1 Qa4
  24. 24.Rbc1 Ba3
  25. 25.Nc3 Qa5
  26. 26.Rb1 Bb4
  27. 27.Nd1 Qa4

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