Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

74th Tata Steel GMA · 2012 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 0-1
Event 74th Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 11
Date 2012.01.27
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (E10)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2k5/p6p/2Pb2p1/6P1/pN1pPp1P/3K1P2/8 w - - 2 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 Bb4+
  5. 5.Bd2 Be7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O c6
  8. 8.Qb3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Rc1 b6
  10. 10.cxd5 cxd5
  11. 11.Na3 Bb7
  12. 12.Bb4 Bxb4
  13. 13.Qxb4 a6
  14. 14.e3 Rc8
  15. 15.Bf1 Rxc1
  16. 16.Rxc1 Qb8
  17. 17.Nb1 Rc8
  18. 18.Rxc8+ Qxc8
  19. 19.Nc3 Qf8
  20. 20.Qb3 h6
  21. 21.Ne1 Qc8
  22. 22.Nc2 Ne4
  23. 23.Nxe4 dxe4
  24. 24.Qc3 Qxc3
  25. 25.bxc3 b5
  26. 26.a4 bxa4
  27. 27.Be2 Kf8
  28. 28.Kf1 Ke7
  29. 29.Ke1 f5
  30. 30.Kd2 g5
  31. 31.c4 e5
  32. 32.Kc3 f4
  33. 33.h3 exd4+
  34. 34.Nxd4 f3
  35. 35.Bf1 Nc5
  36. 36.Kb4 Nd3+
  37. 37.Bxd3 exd3
  38. 38.Kc3 Be4
  39. 39.c5 Kd7
  40. 40.g4 Kc7
  41. 41.Kd2 a3
  42. 42.Nb3 Bd5

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