Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

Levitov Ivanchuk-Gelfand · 2021 · Semi-Slav Defense · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 0-1
Event Levitov Ivanchuk-Gelfand
Site lichess.org INT
Round 2
Date 2021.03.10
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/3B4/3b1k2/1p1p2p1/pP1P2P1/P2NK2P/6b1/8 w - - 1 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bxf6 Qxf6
  7. 7.e3 g6
  8. 8.Ne5 Nd7
  9. 9.f4 Bg7
  10. 10.Qg4 Nxe5
  11. 11.fxe5 Qg5
  12. 12.Qxg5 hxg5
  13. 13.Bd3 Bd7
  14. 14.O-O Ke7
  15. 15.Rf2 Raf8
  16. 16.Raf1 f5
  17. 17.exf6+ Rxf6
  18. 18.Rxf6 Bxf6
  19. 19.cxd5 cxd5
  20. 20.Bxg6 Rc8
  21. 21.Bd3 a6
  22. 22.h3 b5
  23. 23.a3 Kf7
  24. 24.Kf2 Kg7
  25. 25.Ke1 Be7
  26. 26.Kd2 Bd6
  27. 27.b4 Rb8
  28. 28.Rb1 Rf8
  29. 29.Ne2 Rf2
  30. 30.Rg1 e5
  31. 31.Ke1 Rf8
  32. 32.Rf1 Rxf1+
  33. 33.Kxf1 Kf6
  34. 34.Ke1 Bc7
  35. 35.Kd2 Bb6
  36. 36.Bc2 Bc6
  37. 37.Kc3 Bd7
  38. 38.Nc1 a5
  39. 39.Nb3 exd4+
  40. 40.exd4 a4
  41. 41.Nc5 Be8
  42. 42.Bd1 Bc7
  43. 43.Bf3 Bc6
  44. 44.Bg4 Bf4
  45. 45.Nd3 Bd6
  46. 46.Kd2 Be8
  47. 47.Ke3 Bg6
  48. 48.Bd7 Be4
  49. 49.g4 Bg2

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