Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

Novgorod · 1996 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 80 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Novgorod
Site Novgorod
Round 4
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E14)
Moves 80
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Final Position

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

3k4/5K2/8/5b2/5P2/1B6/8/8 w - - 25 81

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.e3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bd3 d5
  6. 6.O-O Bd6
  7. 7.Nc3 O-O
  8. 8.b3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Bb2 c5
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.Qe2 a6
  12. 12.Rfd1 b5
  13. 13.dxc5 Nxc5
  14. 14.Rac1 Re8
  15. 15.Bc2 Rc8
  16. 16.Bf5 Rc7
  17. 17.Qe1 b4
  18. 18.Ne2 Nce4
  19. 19.Rxc7 Qxc7
  20. 20.Rc1 Qd8
  21. 21.Qd1 Re7
  22. 22.Nfd4 Rc7
  23. 23.f3 Rxc1
  24. 24.Qxc1 Nc5
  25. 25.Nf4 g6
  26. 26.Nd3 Nxd3
  27. 27.Bxd3 Nd7
  28. 28.a3 Qh4
  29. 29.g3 Qe7
  30. 30.axb4 Bxb4
  31. 31.Kf2 Bc5
  32. 32.Qc3 f6
  33. 33.Bf1 Ne5
  34. 34.h4 Bb4
  35. 35.Qc2 Qd7
  36. 36.Bc3 Bd6
  37. 37.Qd2 Bb8
  38. 38.Bb4 Nc6
  39. 39.Nxc6 Qxc6
  40. 40.Qc3 Qxc3
  41. 41.Bxc3 f5
  42. 42.Bd3 Bc8
  43. 43.f4 Bc7
  44. 44.h5 Kf7
  45. 45.Be2 a5
  46. 46.Bf3 Ke6
  47. 47.g4 Bd7
  48. 48.gxf5+ gxf5
  49. 49.h6 Bd6
  50. 50.Bxa5 Bf8
  51. 51.Be2 Bxh6
  52. 52.b4 d4
  53. 53.b5 Kd5
  54. 54.Bc7 dxe3+
  55. 55.Kxe3 Bf8
  56. 56.Bf3+ Kc5
  57. 57.b6 Bd6
  58. 58.Bxd6+ Kxd6
  59. 59.Kd4 Be6
  60. 60.b7 Kc7
  61. 61.Ke5 Bd7
  62. 62.Kf6 Kb8
  63. 63.Kg7 Bb5
  64. 64.Kxh7 Bd3
  65. 65.Bd5 Be4
  66. 66.Be6 Kxb7
  67. 67.Kg6 Kc7
  68. 68.Bxf5 Bg2
  69. 69.Bc2 Bh3
  70. 70.Kf6 Kd8
  71. 71.Bf5 Bf1
  72. 72.Bg6 Bh3
  73. 73.Bf7 Bg4
  74. 74.Be6 Bd1
  75. 75.Kg7 Bc2
  76. 76.Bf7 Bf5
  77. 77.Bg6 Bg4
  78. 78.Kf7 Bh3
  79. 79.Bc2 Bg4
  80. 80.Bb3 Bf5

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