Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

SportAccord Basque 2014 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1/2-1/2 in 74 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SportAccord Basque 2014
Site Beijing CHN
Round 1.15
Date 2014.12.16
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B52)
Moves 74
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Final Position

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

6k1/8/4NK2/6b1/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 75

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Bd7
  4. 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  5. 5.O-O Nf6
  6. 6.e5 dxe5
  7. 7.Nxe5 Qc8
  8. 8.Qf3 e6
  9. 9.b3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Nc4 Be7
  11. 11.Nc3 O-O
  12. 12.d3 Nb6
  13. 13.Bg5 Nbd5
  14. 14.Ne4 Qc7
  15. 15.a4 Rad8
  16. 16.Rad1 Nxe4
  17. 17.dxe4 Bxg5
  18. 18.exd5 exd5
  19. 19.Rxd5 Rxd5
  20. 20.Qxd5 Bf6
  21. 21.Re1 Rd8
  22. 22.Qf3 Bd4
  23. 23.h4 h6
  24. 24.h5 b6
  25. 25.Re4 Qd7
  26. 26.g3 Bf6
  27. 27.Kg2 Kf8
  28. 28.Ne3 Bg5
  29. 29.Nc4 Bf6
  30. 30.Re3 Qd5
  31. 31.g4 Qxf3+
  32. 32.Kxf3 Rd1
  33. 33.Re2 Rd4
  34. 34.Kg3 Bg5
  35. 35.f3 Bf4+
  36. 36.Kf2 Rd1
  37. 37.Re4 Bc7
  38. 38.Ke2 Rh1
  39. 39.Nd2 g6
  40. 40.hxg6 fxg6
  41. 41.Re6 Kf7
  42. 42.Rc6 Bf4
  43. 43.Ne4 g5
  44. 44.a5 bxa5
  45. 45.Rxc5 Rh2+
  46. 46.Kd3 Rh3
  47. 47.Nd2 Rh2
  48. 48.Nc4 Rf2
  49. 49.Ke4 Ke6
  50. 50.Rxa5 Rxc2
  51. 51.Ra6+ Kd7
  52. 52.Rxa7+ Kc6
  53. 53.Ra6+ Kc5
  54. 54.Rxh6 Rc3
  55. 55.Rh8 Rxb3
  56. 56.Rc8+ Kb4
  57. 57.Nb6 Re3+
  58. 58.Kf5 Kb5
  59. 59.Nd7 Rxf3
  60. 60.Nf6 Rd3
  61. 61.Nh5 Bd2
  62. 62.Rc2 Rd4
  63. 63.Rc8 Kb4
  64. 64.Rc7 Kb5
  65. 65.Nf6 Rf4+
  66. 66.Kg6 Rd4
  67. 67.Rd7 Rxd7
  68. 68.Nxd7 Kc6
  69. 69.Nf6 Bc1
  70. 70.Ne4 Kd7
  71. 71.Kf6 Ke8
  72. 72.Nxg5 Kf8
  73. 73.Ne6+ Kg8
  74. 74.g5 Bxg5+

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