Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

Rubinstein mem 35th · 1998 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Rubinstein mem 35th
Site Polanica Zdroj
Round 7
Date 1998.08.24
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B31)
Moves 21
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Final Position

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

3r4/p4pbp/2p1k1P1/1p2p3/4P3/4B3/PPP2PP1/2K4R b - - 0 21

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 g6
  4. 4.Bxc6 dxc6
  5. 5.d3 Bg4
  6. 6.Nbd2 Bg7
  7. 7.h3 Bxf3
  8. 8.Nxf3 Nf6
  9. 9.Be3 Nd7
  10. 10.Qd2 b6
  11. 11.d4 cxd4
  12. 12.Bxd4 e5
  13. 13.Be3 Nf8
  14. 14.O-O-O Ne6
  15. 15.h4 Qxd2+
  16. 16.Rxd2 Ke7
  17. 17.Ng5 Rad8
  18. 18.Nxe6 Kxe6
  19. 19.Rxd8 Rxd8
  20. 20.h5 b5
  21. 21.hxg6

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