Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

Dortmund · 1997 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Dortmund
Site Dortmund
Round 2
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D53)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4k3/4p1B1/2N1Pp1p/2b2P1P/P7/3n1K2/8 b - - 2 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.Rc1 dxc4
  8. 8.e3 c5
  9. 9.Bxc4 cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Bd7
  11. 11.Bg3 a6
  12. 12.e4 Nc6
  13. 13.Nb3 b5
  14. 14.Bd3 b4
  15. 15.Na4 Ne5
  16. 16.Bxe5 Bxa4
  17. 17.Qe2 Qb6
  18. 18.Bd4 Qb8
  19. 19.e5 Nd5
  20. 20.Qe4 g6
  21. 21.h4 Rc8
  22. 22.Kd2 Bb5
  23. 23.Bb1 Rxc1
  24. 24.Rxc1 Qd8
  25. 25.g3 Bf8
  26. 26.Ke1 h5
  27. 27.Bc5 Rc8
  28. 28.Bxf8 Rxc1+
  29. 29.Nxc1 Qxf8
  30. 30.Qd4 Qb8
  31. 31.Nb3 Qc7
  32. 32.f4 a5
  33. 33.Qc5 Qxc5
  34. 34.Nxc5 Ne3
  35. 35.Be4 Kf8
  36. 36.Bf3 Ke7
  37. 37.Kf2 Nf5
  38. 38.Be4 Nd4
  39. 39.Nb7 a4
  40. 40.Nd6 Ba6
  41. 41.a3 bxa3
  42. 42.bxa3 f6
  43. 43.Ke3 Ne2
  44. 44.Bxg6 Nxg3
  45. 45.Ne4 Nf1+
  46. 46.Kf2 f5
  47. 47.Nc5 Bc4
  48. 48.Nxa4 Nd2
  49. 49.Nc5

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