Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

GM · 2009 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GM
Site Biel SUI
Round 4
Date 2009.07.23
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

8/pp4p1/2p1b1kp/8/1B3R2/1P1rP3/P2P2P1/6K1 b - - 1 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.b3 Bd6
  6. 6.Bb2 O-O
  7. 7.Be2 Nbd7
  8. 8.O-O e5
  9. 9.cxd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.Ne4 Bc7
  11. 11.Qc2 f5
  12. 12.Ng3 e4
  13. 13.Nd4 Ne5
  14. 14.f4 exf3
  15. 15.Nxf3 Nxf3+
  16. 16.Bxf3 Bxg3
  17. 17.hxg3 Be6
  18. 18.Bxd5 Qxd5
  19. 19.Qc3 Qd7
  20. 20.Rf4 Rf6
  21. 21.g4 Rg6
  22. 22.gxf5 Bxf5
  23. 23.Raf1 Be6
  24. 24.Ba3 h6
  25. 25.Qc2 Kh7
  26. 26.R1f3 Rd8
  27. 27.Rg3 Qd3
  28. 28.Qxd3 Rxd3
  29. 29.Rxg6 Kxg6
  30. 30.Bb4

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