Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

40th Olympiad Open · 2012 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 40th Olympiad Open
Site Istanbul TUR
Round 3.6
Date 2012.08.30
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

8/p3p1kp/1p2P1p1/1Bb5/P4P2/6P1/6KP/8 b - f3 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Be3 c5
  8. 8.Qd2 cxd4
  9. 9.cxd4 Nc6
  10. 10.Bb5 f5
  11. 11.Ne2 fxe4
  12. 12.O-O O-O
  13. 13.Rab1 Be6
  14. 14.Rfc1 Qa5
  15. 15.Qxa5 Nxa5
  16. 16.Nf4 Bf7
  17. 17.d5 Rfc8
  18. 18.Ne6 Be5
  19. 19.a4 b6
  20. 20.Rxc8+ Rxc8
  21. 21.Rb4 Bd6
  22. 22.Rxe4 Nb3
  23. 23.g3 Rc2
  24. 24.Rc4 Rxc4
  25. 25.Bxc4 Bxe6
  26. 26.dxe6 Nc5
  27. 27.Bb5 Kg7
  28. 28.Bd4+ Kf8
  29. 29.Bxc5 Bxc5
  30. 30.Kg2 Kg7
  31. 31.f4

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