Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

38th Olympiad · 2008 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 38th Olympiad
Site Dresden GER
Round 10
Date 2008.11.23
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

2q4r/5k2/2p1pbp1/1pPp1p2/pP1P1P2/3BPP1R/P2K3Q/8 w - - 2 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 a6
  5. 5.Nc3 b5
  6. 6.b3 Bg4
  7. 7.h3 Bxf3
  8. 8.gxf3 Nbd7
  9. 9.f4 e6
  10. 10.c5 Ne4
  11. 11.Bd2 Nxc3
  12. 12.Bxc3 a5
  13. 13.Bd3 f5
  14. 14.h4 Nf6
  15. 15.h5 Ne4
  16. 16.Bb2 Be7
  17. 17.Qc2 a4
  18. 18.b4 Kf7
  19. 19.O-O-O Nf6
  20. 20.Rh3 Qd7
  21. 21.Rdh1 Rag8
  22. 22.f3 Bd8
  23. 23.Bc3 Bc7
  24. 24.Be1 Qc8
  25. 25.Qg2 g6
  26. 26.hxg6+ hxg6
  27. 27.Bh4 Bd8
  28. 28.Kd2 Rh6
  29. 29.Bxf6 Rxh3
  30. 30.Rxh3 Bxf6
  31. 31.Qh2 Rh8

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