Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

Amber Rapid · 2003 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Amber Rapid
Site Monte Carlo MNC
Round 3
Date 2003.03.17
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2K5/1P6/3Q1k2/8/5p2/1r6/8 b - - 1 58

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.f3 Nc6
  8. 8.Qd2 Be7
  9. 9.O-O-O O-O
  10. 10.g4 Nd7
  11. 11.h4 Nxd4
  12. 12.Qxd4 b5
  13. 13.h5 h6
  14. 14.Kb1 Bb7
  15. 15.Be2 Rc8
  16. 16.g5 Bxg5
  17. 17.Rhg1 Qf6
  18. 18.Qxf6 Nxf6
  19. 19.Bxg5 hxg5
  20. 20.Rxd6 Rc5
  21. 21.Rb6 Bc8
  22. 22.a4 bxa4
  23. 23.Nxa4 Ra5
  24. 24.Nc3 Nxh5
  25. 25.b4 Re5
  26. 26.Kb2 Nf6
  27. 27.Bxa6 Bxa6
  28. 28.Rxa6 Rb8
  29. 29.Kb3 g4
  30. 30.fxg4 Nxe4
  31. 31.Nxe4 Rxe4
  32. 32.c4 Re3+
  33. 33.Ka4 Re2
  34. 34.Rg3 f5
  35. 35.gxf5 exf5
  36. 36.Rag6 Re7
  37. 37.b5 f4
  38. 38.Rf3 Re4
  39. 39.Kb4 Kh7
  40. 40.Rg4 Rc8
  41. 41.Rh3+ Kg8
  42. 42.Rc3 Kf7
  43. 43.b6 Kf6
  44. 44.Kb5 g5
  45. 45.c5 Re1
  46. 46.c6 Rb1+
  47. 47.Ka6 Kf5
  48. 48.Rg2 Ra8+
  49. 49.Kb7 Rg8
  50. 50.c7 g4
  51. 51.Rc5+ Ke4
  52. 52.Rxg4 Rxg4
  53. 53.c8=Q Rg7+
  54. 54.Rc7 Rxc7+
  55. 55.Qxc7 Rb2
  56. 56.Qc4+ Kf5
  57. 57.Kc7 f3
  58. 58.Qd5+

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