Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

Cap d'Agde KO · 1998 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 35 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 0-1
Event Cap d'Agde KO
Site Cap d'Agde
Round 2.2
Date 1998.10.29
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5r2/r4Pk1/4p1Pp/3p4/1p4Q1/1P2qP2/1PP5/1K5R w - - 3 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Rg1 g6
  7. 7.g4 Bg7
  8. 8.Be3 b5
  9. 9.f3 Bb7
  10. 10.Qd2 Nc6
  11. 11.O-O-O O-O
  12. 12.h4 Nxd4
  13. 13.Bxd4 b4
  14. 14.Ne2 a5
  15. 15.Ng3 Ba6
  16. 16.Bxa6 Rxa6
  17. 17.h5 e6
  18. 18.Rh1 Qc7
  19. 19.g5 Ne8
  20. 20.Bxg7 Nxg7
  21. 21.Qh2 Ne8
  22. 22.e5 d5
  23. 23.Rd4 Ra7
  24. 24.Ne2 Qc5
  25. 25.Rh4 Rc7
  26. 26.Nd4 Ng7
  27. 27.Kb1 Nxh5
  28. 28.Nb3 Qe3
  29. 29.Rxh5 gxh5
  30. 30.Qxh5 f5
  31. 31.exf6 a4
  32. 32.g6 axb3
  33. 33.axb3 h6
  34. 34.f7+ Kg7
  35. 35.Qg4 Ra7

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