Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

FIDE Candidates · 2013 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 17 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates
Site London ENG
Round 11.2
Date 2013.03.28
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D93)
Moves 17
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Final Position

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

r1b2rk1/pp2ppbp/2P3p1/2nq4/3N1B2/2P1P3/4BPPP/2RQK2R w K - 8 18

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Ne4
  8. 8.Rc1 Nd7
  9. 9.cxd5 Qa5
  10. 10.Nd4 Nxc3
  11. 11.bxc3 Qxa2
  12. 12.c6 Nc5
  13. 13.Be2 Qxd5
  14. 14.Bf3 Qc4
  15. 15.Be2 Qd5
  16. 16.Bf3 Qc4
  17. 17.Be2 Qd5

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