Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

Legends of Chess Prelim · 2020 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Legends of Chess Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.1
Date 2020.07.22
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/5pk1/4p1np/8/4NP2/8/4K1PP/8 w - - 1 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.Qd3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 b5
  7. 7.Qd3 a6
  8. 8.a4 Bb7
  9. 9.Bg5 Nbd7
  10. 10.e3 c5
  11. 11.axb5 axb5
  12. 12.Rxa8 Qxa8
  13. 13.Qxb5 cxd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 Be7
  15. 15.f3 O-O
  16. 16.Qa4 h6
  17. 17.Bh4 Nc5
  18. 18.Qxa8 Rxa8
  19. 19.Be2 g5
  20. 20.Bf2 Ra1+
  21. 21.Nd1 Nd5
  22. 22.O-O Rb1
  23. 23.Bc4 Bf6
  24. 24.Ba2 Rc1
  25. 25.Ne2 Rc2
  26. 26.Nd4 Rc1
  27. 27.Nb3 Nxb3
  28. 28.Bxb3 Ba6
  29. 29.Re1 Nb4
  30. 30.Nc3 Rxe1+
  31. 31.Bxe1 Nd3
  32. 32.Bd2 Nxb2
  33. 33.Ne4 Bg7
  34. 34.Bc3 Bxc3
  35. 35.Nxc3 Nd3
  36. 36.Bc2 Ne5
  37. 37.Kf2 Bd3
  38. 38.Bxd3 Nxd3+
  39. 39.Ke2 Ne5
  40. 40.Ne4 Kg7
  41. 41.f4 gxf4
  42. 42.exf4 Ng6

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