Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

Amber Rapid · 2006 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 69 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber Rapid
Site Monte Carlo MNC
Round 6
Date 2006.03.24
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 69
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Final Position

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

8/8/r7/2KP3P/8/8/4k3/8 b - - 3 69

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.f3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Qd2 b5
  10. 10.O-O-O Rc8
  11. 11.Kb1 Be7
  12. 12.g4 Nb6
  13. 13.g5 Nh5
  14. 14.Qf2 Nc4
  15. 15.Bxc4 Rxc4
  16. 16.Nd5 Bxd5
  17. 17.Rxd5 O-O
  18. 18.Rhd1 Qc8
  19. 19.Qg2 f5
  20. 20.gxf6 Rxf6
  21. 21.c3 Rg6
  22. 22.Qf1 Nf6
  23. 23.R5d2 Qe6
  24. 24.Nc1 Rc8
  25. 25.Ne2 Rf8
  26. 26.Bf2 Nh5
  27. 27.Ng3 Nxg3
  28. 28.Bxg3 Rgf6
  29. 29.Rf2 R6f7
  30. 30.Rd3 h5
  31. 31.Rg2 g5
  32. 32.Qe2 Kh7
  33. 33.Be1 Rg7
  34. 34.Bd2 Kg8
  35. 35.Bc1 Rff7
  36. 36.Rg1 g4
  37. 37.fxg4 Rxg4
  38. 38.Rxg4+ hxg4
  39. 39.a4 Qc4
  40. 40.axb5 Rf3
  41. 41.bxa6 Qxa6
  42. 42.Re3 Qxe2
  43. 43.Rxe2 Kf7
  44. 44.Rg2 Rh3
  45. 45.Kc2 Ke6
  46. 46.c4 Bd8
  47. 47.Bd2 Bb6
  48. 48.b4 Bd4
  49. 49.b5 Bc5
  50. 50.Ba5 Kd7
  51. 51.Bd2 Kc7
  52. 52.Kd1 Kb6
  53. 53.Bg5 Bd4
  54. 54.Bd8+ Kc5
  55. 55.b6 Rb3
  56. 56.Rxg4 Kxc4
  57. 57.Bc7 Bxb6
  58. 58.Bxb6 Rxb6
  59. 59.Kc2 Ra6
  60. 60.Kb2 Kd3
  61. 61.h4 d5
  62. 62.exd5 e4
  63. 63.h5 e3
  64. 64.Rg3 Kd2
  65. 65.Kb3 e2
  66. 66.Rg1 e1=Q
  67. 67.Rxe1 Kxe1
  68. 68.Kb4 Ke2
  69. 69.Kc5

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