Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

Levitov Ivanchuk-Gelfand · 2021 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Levitov Ivanchuk-Gelfand
Site lichess.org INT
Round 6
Date 2021.03.10
Opening Sicilian Defense (B57)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/4Q3/6pk/3Bb2p/4P2P/6PK/8/q7 w - - 12 58

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.Bc4 Qb6
  7. 7.Ndb5 a6
  8. 8.Be3 Qa5
  9. 9.Nd4 e6
  10. 10.O-O Be7
  11. 11.Bb3 O-O
  12. 12.f4 Nxd4
  13. 13.Bxd4 e5
  14. 14.Be3 Ng4
  15. 15.Qf3 Nxe3
  16. 16.Qxe3 exf4
  17. 17.Qxf4 Be6
  18. 18.Nd5 Bxd5
  19. 19.Bxd5 Qb6+
  20. 20.Kh1 Qxb2
  21. 21.Rab1 Qxc2
  22. 22.Rxb7 Bf6
  23. 23.Qxd6 Rad8
  24. 24.Rxf7 Rxf7
  25. 25.Bxf7+ Kh8
  26. 26.Qxa6 Rd1
  27. 27.Bd5 h5
  28. 28.Qb5 Kh7
  29. 29.Bc4 Kh6
  30. 30.Rxd1 Qxd1+
  31. 31.Bf1 Qe1
  32. 32.Qe2 Qa1
  33. 33.g3 g6
  34. 34.Kg2 Bd4
  35. 35.Qd2+ Kg7
  36. 36.h4 Be5
  37. 37.Be2 Qb1
  38. 38.Bf3 Qa1
  39. 39.Qc2 Bd4
  40. 40.a4 Qa3
  41. 41.Qc7+ Kh6
  42. 42.Qf4+ Kg7
  43. 43.Bd1 Qb2+
  44. 44.Kf1 Be5
  45. 45.Qe3 Bd4
  46. 46.Qe2 Qa3
  47. 47.Kg2 Be5
  48. 48.Qf3 Qa2+
  49. 49.Kh3 Qd2
  50. 50.Bb3 Qb4
  51. 51.Bd5 Qxa4
  52. 52.Qf7+ Kh6
  53. 53.Qe7 Qa1
  54. 54.Kg2 Qb2+
  55. 55.Kh3 Qa1
  56. 56.Qg5+ Kg7
  57. 57.Qe7+ Kh6

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