Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

Levitov Ivanchuk-Gelfand · 2021 · Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Levitov Ivanchuk-Gelfand
Site lichess.org INT
Round 4
Date 2021.03.10
Opening Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (B60)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1R3pk1/6p1/6N1/5P1p/5K1P/4r3/8 b - - 5 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 d6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Nf6
  6. 6.Bg5 Bd7
  7. 7.Be2 e6
  8. 8.Nb3 a6
  9. 9.a4 Be7
  10. 10.a5 O-O
  11. 11.Be3 d5
  12. 12.exd5 exd5
  13. 13.Bb6 Qb8
  14. 14.O-O Be6
  15. 15.Bf3 Qe5
  16. 16.Re1 Qg5
  17. 17.Ra4 Bb4
  18. 18.Bc5 Bxc5
  19. 19.Nxc5 Ne5
  20. 20.Bxd5 Bxd5
  21. 21.Nxd5 Nxd5
  22. 22.Qxd5 Rad8
  23. 23.Qxb7 Ng4
  24. 24.Nd3 h5
  25. 25.h3 Nf6
  26. 26.Raa1 Qd2
  27. 27.Qxa6 Qxc2
  28. 28.Ne5 Qxb2
  29. 29.Qb6 Qxb6
  30. 30.axb6 Rb8
  31. 31.Reb1 Rb7
  32. 32.Ra7 Rfb8
  33. 33.Rxb7 Rxb7
  34. 34.Nc4 Nd7
  35. 35.f4 Kf8
  36. 36.Kf2 Ke7
  37. 37.Ke3 Ke6
  38. 38.Rb5 h4
  39. 39.Kd4 g6
  40. 40.Rb1 Kf6
  41. 41.Kd5 Nxb6+
  42. 42.Nxb6 Kf5
  43. 43.Rb4 Re7
  44. 44.Nc8 Re2
  45. 45.Nd6+ Kf6
  46. 46.Ne4+ Kg7
  47. 47.Rb7 Rxg2
  48. 48.Ng5 Rd2+
  49. 49.Ke4 Re2+
  50. 50.Kf3

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