Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

SportAccord Rapid 2014 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event SportAccord Rapid 2014
Site Beijing CHN
Round 3.6
Date 2014.12.11
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4p3/3p4/1k3P2/1P1K4/8/8/8 w - - 1 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 Ng4
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 g5
  9. 9.Bg3 Bg7
  10. 10.h3 Ne5
  11. 11.f3 Nbc6
  12. 12.Bf2 Be6
  13. 13.h4 Rc8
  14. 14.hxg5 hxg5
  15. 15.Rxh8+ Bxh8
  16. 16.Qd2 Nxd4
  17. 17.Bxd4 Qa5
  18. 18.a3 Nc4
  19. 19.Bxc4 Bxd4
  20. 20.Qxd4 Rxc4
  21. 21.Qd2 Qc5
  22. 22.O-O-O b5
  23. 23.Ne2 Qf2
  24. 24.b3 Rc5
  25. 25.Nd4 Qxd2+
  26. 26.Kxd2 g4
  27. 27.Rh1 gxf3
  28. 28.gxf3 Kd7
  29. 29.Rh8 Rc8
  30. 30.Rxc8 Kxc8
  31. 31.Nxe6 fxe6
  32. 32.f4 Kd7
  33. 33.Kc3 Kc6
  34. 34.Kd4 a5
  35. 35.c3 Kc7
  36. 36.c4 Kc6
  37. 37.cxb5+ Kxb5
  38. 38.f5 exf5
  39. 39.exf5 Kc6
  40. 40.b4 axb4
  41. 41.axb4 Kb5

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