Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

Tal Memorial · 2009 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Tal Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 7
Date 2009.11.12
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2k5/1R5p/6p1/6P1/1PK4P/1r6/8 b - - 3 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bg4
  5. 5.h3 Bxf3
  6. 6.Qxf3 e6
  7. 7.Nc3 Nbd7
  8. 8.Bd3 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 Bd6
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.e4 e5
  12. 12.d5 Nb6
  13. 13.Bd3 cxd5
  14. 14.exd5 h6
  15. 15.Be3 Rc8
  16. 16.Rac1 Nc4
  17. 17.Bxc4 Rxc4
  18. 18.Qe2 Rc8
  19. 19.Bxa7 b6
  20. 20.Nb5 Rc5
  21. 21.Rfd1 Qd7
  22. 22.Nxd6 Qxd6
  23. 23.Rxc5 Qxc5
  24. 24.Qe3 Qc2
  25. 25.Qb3 Qxb3
  26. 26.axb3 Rd8
  27. 27.d6 b5
  28. 28.f3 Ra8
  29. 29.Be3 Nd7
  30. 30.Rd5 Rb8
  31. 31.f4 exf4
  32. 32.Bxf4 f6
  33. 33.Rd2 Kf7
  34. 34.Kf2 Ke6
  35. 35.Ke3 Rc8
  36. 36.Kd4 g5
  37. 37.Re2+ Ne5
  38. 38.Bxe5 fxe5+
  39. 39.Rxe5+ Kxd6
  40. 40.Rxb5 Rc2
  41. 41.g4 Rxb2
  42. 42.Rb6+ Kc7
  43. 43.Kc3

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