Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

Linares · 1991 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 18 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 12
Date 1991.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D77)
Moves 18
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r1b2rk1/p4pbp/qpn1p1p1/2p5/1nPP4/PNN1P1P1/1B2QPBP/2R2RK1 b - - 0 18

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.g3 O-O
  5. 5.Bg2 d5
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Na3 c3
  8. 8.bxc3 c5
  9. 9.e3 Nc6
  10. 10.Qe2 Qa5
  11. 11.Bb2 Nd5
  12. 12.Rac1 b6
  13. 13.Nd2 e6
  14. 14.Nb3 Qa6
  15. 15.c4 Ndb4
  16. 16.Nb5 Qa4
  17. 17.Nc3 Qa6
  18. 18.a3

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