Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

World Blitz · 2007 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 48 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 0-1
Event World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 10
Date 2007.11.21
Opening Sicilian Defense (B55)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4R3/8/1p6/1P6/1P3k1P/4p2K/6P1/7r w - - 4 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.f3 e5
  6. 6.Nb3 Be7
  7. 7.c4 a5
  8. 8.Be3 a4
  9. 9.N3d2 Qa5
  10. 10.Qc2 Nc6
  11. 11.Qc3 Bd8
  12. 12.Be2 O-O
  13. 13.Kf2 Nd4
  14. 14.Rc1 Qa7
  15. 15.Na3 Bb6
  16. 16.Nb5 Nxb5
  17. 17.cxb5 d5
  18. 18.Bxb6 Qxb6+
  19. 19.Qc5 Qa5
  20. 20.b4 Qd8
  21. 21.Qc7 dxe4
  22. 22.Qxd8 e3+
  23. 23.Kxe3 Rxd8
  24. 24.a3 Be6
  25. 25.Nc4 Nd5+
  26. 26.Kf2 Nf4
  27. 27.Bf1 f6
  28. 28.Nb6 Rd2+
  29. 29.Kg1 Rad8
  30. 30.Nxa4 Bf5
  31. 31.Nc5 b6
  32. 32.Ne4 Bxe4
  33. 33.fxe4 Ne2+
  34. 34.Bxe2 Rxe2
  35. 35.Rd1 Rxd1+
  36. 36.Rxd1 Ra2
  37. 37.Rd8+ Kf7
  38. 38.Ra8 Kg6
  39. 39.Ra7 h5
  40. 40.h4 f5
  41. 41.exf5+ Kxf5
  42. 42.Rxg7 Rxa3
  43. 43.Rg5+ Kf4
  44. 44.Rxh5 e4
  45. 45.Rh8 Ra1+
  46. 46.Kh2 e3
  47. 47.Re8 Rb1
  48. 48.Kh3 Rh1#

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