Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

Cap d'Agde-B · 1998 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cap d'Agde-B
Site Cap d'Agde
Round 4
Date 1998.10.26
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

8/8/7p/p1k3b1/1p2Kp2/1P5P/2P1B3/8 b - - 14 51

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.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Be6
  10. 10.Qd3 Nbd7
  11. 11.Nd5 Bxd5
  12. 12.exd5 Nc5
  13. 13.Nxc5 dxc5
  14. 14.Rad1 Bd6
  15. 15.Bg5 Re8
  16. 16.Qf5 h6
  17. 17.Bxf6 Qxf6
  18. 18.Qxf6 gxf6
  19. 19.Bg4 e4
  20. 20.g3 b5
  21. 21.Rfe1 Re5
  22. 22.Kg2 Rae8
  23. 23.Bd7 R8e7
  24. 24.Bc8 a5
  25. 25.Ba6 b4
  26. 26.Re3 f5
  27. 27.f4 exf3+
  28. 28.Rxf3 Kg7
  29. 29.b3 Re1
  30. 30.Rxe1 Rxe1
  31. 31.Rf1 Rxf1
  32. 32.Kxf1 Kf6
  33. 33.Ke2 Ke5
  34. 34.Kd3 f4
  35. 35.gxf4+ Kxf4
  36. 36.Bc8 Ke5
  37. 37.Bb7 f5
  38. 38.h3 f4
  39. 39.Bc6 Be7
  40. 40.Bb7 Bg5
  41. 41.d6 Kxd6
  42. 42.Ke4 c4
  43. 43.Ba6 cxb3
  44. 44.axb3 Kc5
  45. 45.Bd3 Kd6
  46. 46.Be2 Ke6
  47. 47.Bg4+ Kd6
  48. 48.Bh5 Kc5
  49. 49.Be2 Kd6
  50. 50.Bh5 Kc5
  51. 51.Be2

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