Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

Amber Rapidplay · 2002 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 58 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 0-1
Event Amber Rapidplay
Site Monaco MNC
Round 8
Date 2002.03.24
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/r6R/8/6p1/8/6k1/4K2p/8 w - - 0 59

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 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.Qd2 Nbd7
  9. 9.f3 b5
  10. 10.a4 b4
  11. 11.Nd5 Bxd5
  12. 12.exd5 Nb6
  13. 13.Bxb6 Qxb6
  14. 14.a5 Qb7
  15. 15.Bc4 g6
  16. 16.Nc1 h5
  17. 17.Nd3 Rb8
  18. 18.Ra4 Bh6
  19. 19.Qxb4 Qc7
  20. 20.Qc3 Nxd5
  21. 21.Bxd5 Qxc3+
  22. 22.bxc3 Rb1+
  23. 23.Ke2 Rxh1
  24. 24.Rb4 O-O
  25. 25.Rb6 Rc8
  26. 26.c4 Rxh2
  27. 27.Kf2 Rh4
  28. 28.c5 Rd4
  29. 29.Rxd6 Bf8
  30. 30.Rd7 Bxc5
  31. 31.Kg3 Be7
  32. 32.Nxe5 Rxd5
  33. 33.Rxd5 Rxc2
  34. 34.Rd7 Kf8
  35. 35.Ra7 Bd6
  36. 36.f4 Rc3+
  37. 37.Kh2 Bxe5
  38. 38.fxe5 Re3
  39. 39.Rxa6 Rxe5
  40. 40.Ra7 Kg7
  41. 41.Kg3 Rf5
  42. 42.a6 Ra5
  43. 43.Kf3 Ra2
  44. 44.g3 Ra3+
  45. 45.Kg2 Kf6
  46. 46.Kf2 g5
  47. 47.Kg2 Kg6
  48. 48.Ra8 Kf5
  49. 49.Kh3 h4
  50. 50.Rf8 Rxg3+
  51. 51.Kh2 Ra3
  52. 52.Rxf7+ Kg4
  53. 53.a7 Ra2+
  54. 54.Kg1 Kg3
  55. 55.Kf1 h3
  56. 56.Rb7 Ra1+
  57. 57.Ke2 h2
  58. 58.Rh7 Rxa7

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