Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

TCh-RUS · 2008 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event TCh-RUS
Site Dagomys RUS
Round 3
Date 2008.04.04
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

5b2/1n6/8/7k/2PP4/NK6/8/8 w - - 0 59

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 Be4
  17. 17.a4 Bf6
  18. 18.Nd2 Bxg2
  19. 19.Bg4 Rxe1+
  20. 20.Qxe1 Rf8
  21. 21.Rb1 h5
  22. 22.Rb5 Qd8
  23. 23.Rxh5 g6
  24. 24.Rb5 Bd5
  25. 25.Bxc7 Re8
  26. 26.Qd1 Qxc7
  27. 27.Rxd5 Re7
  28. 28.Qf3 Bh4
  29. 29.Ne4 f5
  30. 30.Bxf5 gxf5
  31. 31.Rxf5 Rf7
  32. 32.Kf1 Rxf5
  33. 33.Qxf5 Bd8
  34. 34.Nc5 Qf7
  35. 35.Qxf7+ Kxf7
  36. 36.Nxb7 Bh4
  37. 37.Ke2 Ke6
  38. 38.Nc5+ Kd5
  39. 39.Kd3 Na5
  40. 40.f3 Nc4
  41. 41.Kc2 Ne3+
  42. 42.Kb3 Nc4
  43. 43.Ne4 Be7
  44. 44.Kc2 Ne3+
  45. 45.Kd3 Nc4
  46. 46.a5 a6
  47. 47.Ng3 Nxa5
  48. 48.Nf5 Bf8
  49. 49.Ne3+ Ke6
  50. 50.h4 Nb7
  51. 51.h5 a5
  52. 52.Kc2 a4
  53. 53.Nc4 Kf5
  54. 54.Nb6 a3
  55. 55.Nc4 Kf4
  56. 56.Kb3 Kxf3
  57. 57.Nxa3 Kg4
  58. 58.c4 Kxh5

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