Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

The Game

White	Vassily Ivanchuk
Black	Boris Gelfand
Result	1-0
Event	Amber Rapidplay
Site	Monte Carlo
Round	3
Date	1999.03.18
Opening	Sicilian, Scheveningen (B84)
Moves	44

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/1P1B1pk1/8/4b1P1/6K1/7P/8 b - - 4 44

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.Be3 e6
7. 7.Be2 Qc7
8. 8.g4 d5
9. 9.exd5 Bb4
10. 10.dxe6 Bxc3+
11. 11.bxc3 Qxc3+
12. 12.Kf1 fxe6
13. 13.Bf3 O-O
14. 14.Kg2 Nd5
15. 15.Re1 Nc6
16. 16.Nxc6 Qxc6
17. 17.Rb1 b5
18. 18.Bxd5 exd5
19. 19.Bd4 Qg6
20. 20.f3 Bf5
21. 21.Re7 Rf7
22. 22.Rxf7 Kxf7
23. 23.Qd2 Bxc2
24. 24.Re1 Re8
25. 25.Qf4+ Kg8
26. 26.Rxe8+ Qxe8
27. 27.Qc7 Qe2+
28. 28.Kg3 Qe1+
29. 29.Bf2 Qe2
30. 30.Qd8+ Kf7
31. 31.Qxd5+ Qe6
32. 32.Qb7+ Qe7
33. 33.Qxa6 Bd3
34. 34.a4 h5
35. 35.axb5 Qe5+
36. 36.f4 h4+
37. 37.Kxh4 Qxf4
38. 38.Qb7+ Kg6
39. 39.Qb6+ Kh7
40. 40.Bg3 Qf6+
41. 41.Qxf6 gxf6
42. 42.b6 Be4
43. 43.Bd6 Kg6
44. 44.Kg3

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