Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

TCh-RUS · 2005 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 0-1
Event TCh-RUS
Site Sochi RUS
Round 7
Date 2005.04.25
Opening Slav Defense (D17)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p2/4n3/8/8/4N3/3p1K2/2k5 w - - 2 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.Ne5 Nbd7
  7. 7.Nxc4 Qc7
  8. 8.g3 e5
  9. 9.dxe5 Nxe5
  10. 10.Bf4 Nfd7
  11. 11.Bg2 g5
  12. 12.Ne3 gxf4
  13. 13.Nxf5 O-O-O
  14. 14.Qc2 Nc5
  15. 15.O-O fxg3
  16. 16.hxg3 a5
  17. 17.Rfd1 h5
  18. 18.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  19. 19.Rd1 Qf6
  20. 20.e4 h4
  21. 21.f4 Ng6
  22. 22.e5 Qe6
  23. 23.Nd6+ Bxd6
  24. 24.Rxd6 Qc4
  25. 25.Bf1 Qb4
  26. 26.Na2 Qb6
  27. 27.Kh2 hxg3+
  28. 28.Kxg3 Ne6
  29. 29.Qf2 Qxf2+
  30. 30.Kxf2 Ngxf4
  31. 31.Rd2 Rh5
  32. 32.b4 Rxe5
  33. 33.Bc4 Kc7
  34. 34.Kf3 axb4
  35. 35.Nxb4 Rc5
  36. 36.Bf1 Rc1
  37. 37.Kf2 Ra1
  38. 38.Ra2 Rxa2+
  39. 39.Nxa2 Kb6
  40. 40.Bc4 Ka5
  41. 41.Bb3 Nd5
  42. 42.Bxd5 cxd5
  43. 43.Nc3 d4
  44. 44.Ne4 Kxa4
  45. 45.Nd6 Kb3
  46. 46.Nxb7 d3
  47. 47.Na5+ Kc2
  48. 48.Nc4 d2
  49. 49.Ne3+ Kc1

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