Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

4th FIDE GP · 2009 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 4th FIDE GP
Site Nalchik RUS
Round 3
Date 2009.04.17
Opening Slav Defense (D12)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

r4r1k/pp4p1/2p3p1/5p2/4PPn1/2Nn2P1/PP2R1KP/3B1R2 b - - 6 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bf5
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Nh4 Bg6
  7. 7.Be2 Nbd7
  8. 8.O-O Bd6
  9. 9.g3 O-O
  10. 10.Bd2 Qe7
  11. 11.Rc1 dxc4
  12. 12.Nxg6 hxg6
  13. 13.Bxc4 e5
  14. 14.Bb3 Nb6
  15. 15.Qc2 Kh8
  16. 16.dxe5 Qxe5
  17. 17.f4 Qf5
  18. 18.e4 Qh3
  19. 19.Rce1 Ng4
  20. 20.Bc1 Bc5+
  21. 21.Kh1 Be3
  22. 22.Qe2 Bxc1
  23. 23.Rxc1 Nd7
  24. 24.Rce1 Nc5
  25. 25.Bd1 f5
  26. 26.Qg2 Qxg2+
  27. 27.Kxg2 Nd3
  28. 28.Re2 Nc1
  29. 29.Ree1 Nd3
  30. 30.Re2

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