Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

IV World Blitz · 2008 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event IV World Blitz
Site Almaty KAZ
Round 8
Date 2008.11.08
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6R1/8/3P4/P1P5/4P2k/3K4/1r4r1 b - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.c4 Nb4
  9. 9.Be2 O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 Bf5
  11. 11.a3 Nxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 Nc6
  13. 13.Re1 Re8
  14. 14.cxd5 Qxd5
  15. 15.Bf4 Rac8
  16. 16.h3 h6
  17. 17.Nd2 Na5
  18. 18.Nf1 Qd7
  19. 19.Ne3 Bg6
  20. 20.Bg4 f5
  21. 21.Qd3 Rf8
  22. 22.Bf3 Bd6
  23. 23.Nd5 Rce8
  24. 24.Rxe8 Rxe8
  25. 25.Bxh6 c6
  26. 26.Nf4 Bf7
  27. 27.Bg5 Nc4
  28. 28.a4 Bf8
  29. 29.h4 Nd6
  30. 30.h5 Ne4
  31. 31.Bxe4 fxe4
  32. 32.Qg3 Qf5
  33. 33.h6 g6
  34. 34.Nh3 Be6
  35. 35.Be3 Be7
  36. 36.Qc7 Qf7
  37. 37.Qxb7 Bxh3
  38. 38.gxh3 Qe6
  39. 39.Qb1 Kh7
  40. 40.Qa2 Qf5
  41. 41.Rb1 g5
  42. 42.Rb7 Kxh6
  43. 43.Rc7 Bd6
  44. 44.Qf7 Qxf7
  45. 45.Rxf7 Kg6
  46. 46.Rxa7 Rb8
  47. 47.Ra6 Bf4
  48. 48.Rxc6+ Kh5
  49. 49.Re6 Bxe3
  50. 50.fxe3 Kh4
  51. 51.Rxe4+ Kxh3
  52. 52.Kf2 g4
  53. 53.Re7 Rb2+
  54. 54.Ke1 g3
  55. 55.d5 g2
  56. 56.Rg7 Rb1+
  57. 57.Kd2 g1=R
  58. 58.c4

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