Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

6th Tal Memorial · 2011 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th Tal Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 8
Date 2011.11.24
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

6k1/1R3Rp1/5p1p/8/8/pPN4P/P2r2r1/7K b - - 5 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 b5
  10. 10.Bd3 Bb7
  11. 11.e4 e5
  12. 12.h3 exd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 Nc5
  14. 14.Rd1 b4
  15. 15.Na4 Nxd3
  16. 16.Rxd3 c5
  17. 17.Nxc5 Bxc5
  18. 18.Qxc5 Bxe4
  19. 19.Rd1 Qd5
  20. 20.Qxd5 Nxd5
  21. 21.Nb3 Rfd8
  22. 22.Rd4 Bg6
  23. 23.Bd2 a5
  24. 24.Rc1 a4
  25. 25.Nc5 a3
  26. 26.b3 h6
  27. 27.Nb7 Rd7
  28. 28.Nc5 Rdd8
  29. 29.Na4 f6
  30. 30.Be1 Bf7
  31. 31.Rc5 Nf4
  32. 32.Rxf4 Rd1
  33. 33.Rxb4 Rxe1+
  34. 34.Kh2 Re2
  35. 35.Nc3 Rxf2
  36. 36.Rc7 Rd8
  37. 37.Rbb7 Rdd2
  38. 38.Rxf7 Rxg2+
  39. 39.Kh1 Rh2+
  40. 40.Kg1 Rhg2+
  41. 41.Kh1

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