Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

World Blitz · 2009 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 7
Date 2009.11.16
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/1Q4P1/8/8/pk5K/5r2 b - - 8 59

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.a4 Nc6
  7. 7.Be2 e5
  8. 8.Nf3 h6
  9. 9.Be3 Be7
  10. 10.Nd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.exd5 Nb8
  12. 12.a5 O-O
  13. 13.O-O f5
  14. 14.Nd2 Nd7
  15. 15.Nc4 f4
  16. 16.Bd2 Rb8
  17. 17.Bg4 Nf6
  18. 18.Bxc8 Qxc8
  19. 19.Nb6 Qf5
  20. 20.f3 Rbe8
  21. 21.c4 Bd8
  22. 22.Bb4 Bxb6+
  23. 23.axb6 Rd8
  24. 24.Qe2 e4
  25. 25.fxe4 Nxe4
  26. 26.Rae1 Rfe8
  27. 27.Qd3 Re5
  28. 28.Bc3 Nxc3
  29. 29.Qxf5 Rxf5
  30. 30.bxc3 Rf7
  31. 31.Re6 Rc8
  32. 32.Rxd6 Rxc4
  33. 33.Rd8+ Rf8
  34. 34.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  35. 35.d6 Ke8
  36. 36.Re1+ Kd7
  37. 37.Re7+ Kxd6
  38. 38.Rxb7 Rxc3
  39. 39.Rxg7 Rb3
  40. 40.Rg6+ Kc5
  41. 41.Rxh6 a5
  42. 42.Rf6 Rb4
  43. 43.b7 Rxb7
  44. 44.Rxf4 Ra7
  45. 45.Ra4 Kb5
  46. 46.Ra1 a4
  47. 47.h4 a3
  48. 48.h5 Kb4
  49. 49.Kh2 a2
  50. 50.h6 Kb3
  51. 51.g4 Kb2
  52. 52.Rf1 Rc7
  53. 53.g5 Rc1
  54. 54.h7 Rxf1
  55. 55.h8=Q+ Kc2
  56. 56.Qc8+ Kd2
  57. 57.Qd7+ Kc1
  58. 58.Qc6+ Kb2
  59. 59.Qb5+

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