Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

Munich SKA · 1994 · Sicilian, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Munich SKA
Site Munich
Round 8
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

8/p4r1k/1p1R3p/5pr1/P1P1pNn1/1PP3P1/8/5K1R b - - 6 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.g3 Nc6
  4. 4.Bg2 g6
  5. 5.f4 Bg7
  6. 6.Nf3 e6
  7. 7.Ne2 Nge7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.c3 f5
  10. 10.d3 b6
  11. 11.Be3 Qd7
  12. 12.h3 Bb7
  13. 13.a3 Rae8
  14. 14.Qa4 Ne5
  15. 15.Qxd7 Nxd7
  16. 16.Ng5 Nc8
  17. 17.Rfe1 h6
  18. 18.Nf3 c4
  19. 19.dxc4 Bxe4
  20. 20.Nfd4 Nc5
  21. 21.Bxe4 Nxe4
  22. 22.a4 Rf7
  23. 23.Kg2 e5
  24. 24.Nc2 Rc7
  25. 25.b3 Rce7
  26. 26.h4 Nc5
  27. 27.Rab1 Kh7
  28. 28.Kf3 Ne4
  29. 29.fxe5 dxe5
  30. 30.Rbd1 Ncd6
  31. 31.Bc1 Nb7
  32. 32.Ba3 Rf7
  33. 33.Rd5 Nbc5
  34. 34.Rb1 Nf6
  35. 35.Rdd1 Nd3
  36. 36.Ne3 e4+
  37. 37.Kg2 Nd7
  38. 38.Rf1 N7e5
  39. 39.h5 Nf3
  40. 40.hxg6+ Kxg6
  41. 41.Rbd1 Kh7
  42. 42.Nd5 Re6
  43. 43.Nef4 Nxf4+
  44. 44.Nxf4 Rc6
  45. 45.Ne2 Be5
  46. 46.Bc1 Rg6
  47. 47.Bf4 Bxf4
  48. 48.Nxf4 Rg5
  49. 49.Rh1 Ne5
  50. 50.Rd6 Ng4
  51. 51.Kf1

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