Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

The Game

White	Vassily Ivanchuk
Black	Boris Gelfand
Result	1-0
Event	Tal Memorial Blitz
Site	Moscow RUS
Round	4
Date	2008.08.29
Opening	Sicilian, Scheveningen (B87)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R1k2/1r3p1p/4pNbp/n3P3/2B5/7P/6P1/6K1 b - - 7 41

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.Bc4 e6
7. 7.Bb3 b5
8. 8.O-O Be7
9. 9.Qf3 Qc7
10. 10.Qg3 O-O
11. 11.Bh6 Ne8
12. 12.Rad1 Bd7
13. 13.f4 Nc6
14. 14.Nxc6 Bxc6
15. 15.f5 Kh8
16. 16.f6 gxh6
17. 17.fxe7 Qxe7
18. 18.Qf2 Ng7
19. 19.Qd4 Qa7
20. 20.Qxa7 Rxa7
21. 21.Rxd6 Rc8
22. 22.a3 a5
23. 23.Rfd1 Ne8
24. 24.Rd8 Raa8
25. 25.R8d4 Rab8
26. 26.h3 b4
27. 27.axb4 Rxb4
28. 28.e5 Rcb8
29. 29.Rxb4 axb4
30. 30.Na2 Nc7
31. 31.Rd4 Na6
32. 32.Bc4 Nc5
33. 33.b3 Be4
34. 34.Rd2 Rb7
35. 35.c3 bxc3
36. 36.Nxc3 Bg6
37. 37.Nb5 Nxb3
38. 38.Rd8+ Kg7
39. 39.Nd6 Na5
40. 40.Ne8+ Kf8
41. 41.Nf6+

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