Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

5th FIDE GP · 2009 · English Opening · 1-0 in 98 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event 5th FIDE GP
Site Jermuk ARM
Round 8
Date 2009.08.17
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 98
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/4P3/8/4nP1K/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 98

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Nc3 Nb6
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.a3 O-O
  9. 9.b4 Re8
  10. 10.d3 Bf8
  11. 11.Nd2 a5
  12. 12.b5 Nd4
  13. 13.e3 Nf5
  14. 14.Qc2 Nd6
  15. 15.a4 Bf5
  16. 16.Nb3 Qc8
  17. 17.Re1 Rd8
  18. 18.Ba3 Bxd3
  19. 19.Qxd3 Ndc4
  20. 20.Qe2 Bxa3
  21. 21.Nd5 Bd6
  22. 22.Nxb6 Nxb6
  23. 23.Red1 f5
  24. 24.g4 fxg4
  25. 25.Nd2 Qe6
  26. 26.Bxb7 Rab8
  27. 27.Bc6 Bb4
  28. 28.Ne4 h6
  29. 29.Kg2 Rxd1
  30. 30.Rxd1 Rf8
  31. 31.Ng3 Kh8
  32. 32.Qc2 Qc4
  33. 33.Be4 Qxc2
  34. 34.Bxc2 Rf7
  35. 35.Ne4 Rd7
  36. 36.Rc1 Ba3
  37. 37.Ra1 Be7
  38. 38.Bb3 Rd3
  39. 39.Rb1 g6
  40. 40.Kf1 Kg7
  41. 41.Ke2 Rd7
  42. 42.Be6 Rd8
  43. 43.Rc1 Nxa4
  44. 44.Rxc7 Kf8
  45. 45.Rc6 Rb8
  46. 46.Bb3 Nb6
  47. 47.Rxg6 Ke8
  48. 48.Rxh6 a4
  49. 49.Be6 a3
  50. 50.Rh8+ Bf8
  51. 51.Rh7 Be7
  52. 52.Rh8+ Bf8
  53. 53.Rh7 Be7
  54. 54.Rg7 Nd7
  55. 55.Nc3 Nf6
  56. 56.Rg6 Kd8
  57. 57.Kd3 Kc7
  58. 58.Bxg4 Rg8
  59. 59.Rxg8 Nxg8
  60. 60.Kc2 Bh4
  61. 61.f3 Kb6
  62. 62.Kb3 a2
  63. 63.Kxa2 Be1
  64. 64.Kb3 Bxc3
  65. 65.Kxc3 Kxb5
  66. 66.h4 Kc5
  67. 67.Be6 Nf6
  68. 68.Bf7 Kd6
  69. 69.Kc4 Ke7
  70. 70.Bg6 Ke6
  71. 71.h5 Ng8
  72. 72.Kc5 Nh6
  73. 73.e4 Ng8
  74. 74.Bf5+ Ke7
  75. 75.Kc6 Nh6
  76. 76.Bg6 Ke6
  77. 77.Kc7 Ke7
  78. 78.Kc8 Ng8
  79. 79.Bf5 Nh6
  80. 80.Kc7 Nf7
  81. 81.Kc6 Kf6
  82. 82.Kd5 Ng5
  83. 83.Bg4 Nf7
  84. 84.h6 Kg6
  85. 85.h7 Kf6
  86. 86.Bh5 Nh8
  87. 87.Be8 Ke7
  88. 88.Kxe5 Kxe8
  89. 89.Ke6 Kf8
  90. 90.Kf6 Nf7
  91. 91.f4 Nh8
  92. 92.f5 Nf7
  93. 93.e5 Nh8
  94. 94.e6 Nf7
  95. 95.Kg6 Ne5+
  96. 96.Kh5 Kg7
  97. 97.h8=Q+ Kxh8
  98. 98.e7

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