Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

World Team Ch · 2005 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 28 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Team Ch
Site Beer Sheva ISR
Round 8
Date 2005.11.09
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B96)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

6rr/1bk4p/pn1p1p2/1p2p2R/4P3/KNPB2P1/P1P4P/3R4 w - - 2 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 a6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 Nbd7
  8. 8.Qf3 Qc7
  9. 9.O-O-O b5
  10. 10.Bd3 Bb7
  11. 11.Rhe1 Qb6
  12. 12.Qe3 O-O-O
  13. 13.f5 e5
  14. 14.Nb3 Be7
  15. 15.Qg3 g6
  16. 16.Rf1 Nh5
  17. 17.Qh4 Bxg5+
  18. 18.Qxg5 Nf4
  19. 19.g3 f6
  20. 20.Qh6 Qe3+
  21. 21.Kb1 Nd5
  22. 22.Qg7 Nxc3+
  23. 23.bxc3 gxf5
  24. 24.Rxf5 Qb6
  25. 25.Rh5 Qc7
  26. 26.Kb2 Nb6
  27. 27.Qxc7+ Kxc7
  28. 28.Ka3 Rdg8

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