Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

20th Amber Rapid · 2011 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 34 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event 20th Amber Rapid
Site Monaco MNC
Round 8
Date 2011.03.20
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r2k2/p5R1/3P1qQp/8/8/6P1/5PKP/8 b - - 0 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Be7
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.c4 Nb4
  9. 9.Be2 O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 Bf5
  11. 11.a3 Nxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 Nc6
  13. 13.Re1 Re8
  14. 14.cxd5 Qxd5
  15. 15.Bf4 Rac8
  16. 16.g3 Bf6
  17. 17.Rc1 h6
  18. 18.c4 Qa5
  19. 19.d5 Ne5
  20. 20.Bxe5 Bxe5
  21. 21.Bd3 Bg4
  22. 22.Re4 Bxf3
  23. 23.Qxf3 Bb2
  24. 24.Rb1 Qxa3
  25. 25.c5 Kf8
  26. 26.d6 cxd6
  27. 27.cxd6 Rxe4
  28. 28.Qxe4 Bf6
  29. 29.Qh7 g6
  30. 30.Bxg6 fxg6
  31. 31.Rxb7 Qa1+
  32. 32.Kg2 Bg7
  33. 33.Qxg6 Qf6
  34. 34.Rxg7

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