Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

Legends of Chess Prelim · 2020 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Legends of Chess Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.3
Date 2020.07.22
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

4R3/7p/3b1k2/1p1r1p2/4p3/4P1P1/1P2KN1P/8 w - - 10 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Bg5 dxc4
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.a4 Nc6
  7. 7.e3 Na5
  8. 8.Nd2 Bb4
  9. 9.Be2 c5
  10. 10.dxc5 Bxc5
  11. 11.O-O O-O
  12. 12.Nxc4 Nxc4
  13. 13.Bxc4 Qxd1
  14. 14.Rfxd1 b6
  15. 15.Bd3 Bb7
  16. 16.Bxf6 gxf6
  17. 17.Be4 Bxe4
  18. 18.Nxe4 f5
  19. 19.Nd2 Rfd8
  20. 20.Kf1 Kf8
  21. 21.Ke2 Ke8
  22. 22.Rac1 Rd5
  23. 23.Nf3 Rxd1
  24. 24.Kxd1 Ke7
  25. 25.g3 Rd8+
  26. 26.Ke2 Rd5
  27. 27.Rc4 Kf6
  28. 28.Ne1 b5
  29. 29.axb5 axb5
  30. 30.Rc1 e5
  31. 31.Nd3 Bd6
  32. 32.f3 e4
  33. 33.fxe4 fxe4
  34. 34.Nf2 Ke5
  35. 35.Rc8 f5
  36. 36.Re8+ Kf6
  37. 37.Rd8 Ke6
  38. 38.Re8+ Kf6
  39. 39.Rd8 Ke6
  40. 40.Re8+ Kf6

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