Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

Eurotel Trophy · 2002 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Eurotel Trophy
Site Prague CZE
Round 2.1
Date 2002.04.30
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2k5/R3P3/1p3B2/1P3n2/P7/4r3/3K4/8 b - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Qxd4 Nc6
  6. 6.Bb5 Bd7
  7. 7.Bxc6 Bxc6
  8. 8.Bg5 e6
  9. 9.O-O-O Be7
  10. 10.Rhe1 O-O
  11. 11.Kb1 Qa5
  12. 12.Qd2 Rfc8
  13. 13.Nd5 Qxd2
  14. 14.Nxe7+ Kf8
  15. 15.Nxd2 Kxe7
  16. 16.f3 h6
  17. 17.Bh4 g5
  18. 18.Bf2 Bb5
  19. 19.b3 Nd7
  20. 20.Bd4 Ne5
  21. 21.c4 Ba6
  22. 22.a4 b6
  23. 23.Nf1 Ng6
  24. 24.Ne3 Bb7
  25. 25.Ng4 h5
  26. 26.Bf6+ Kd7
  27. 27.Nh6 Rf8
  28. 28.e5 d5
  29. 29.cxd5 Bxd5
  30. 30.Nxf7 g4
  31. 31.fxg4 hxg4
  32. 32.Nh6 Kc6
  33. 33.b4 Bxg2
  34. 34.Nxg4 Rac8
  35. 35.Rd4 Kb7
  36. 36.Ne3 Bh3
  37. 37.Kb2 Rc7
  38. 38.Nc4 Ka8
  39. 39.Red1 Rfc8
  40. 40.Rc1 Bf1
  41. 41.Rxf1 Rxc4
  42. 42.Rxc4 Rxc4
  43. 43.Rg1 Nf4
  44. 44.Kb3 Re4
  45. 45.h4 Nd5
  46. 46.b5 Re3+
  47. 47.Kc2 Rh3
  48. 48.Rg8+ Kb7
  49. 49.Re8 Ne3+
  50. 50.Kd2 Nf5
  51. 51.Rxe6 Nxh4
  52. 52.Re7+ Kb8
  53. 53.e6 Nf5
  54. 54.Be5+ Kc8
  55. 55.Rc7+ Kd8
  56. 56.Rxa7 Re3
  57. 57.Bf6+ Kc8
  58. 58.e7

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