Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand

39th ECC Open 2024 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 39th ECC Open 2024
Site Vrnjacka Banja SRB
Round 5.3
Date 2024.10.24
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E48)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

8/8/1p6/p1n1k1p1/P3p2p/2N1P2P/3K1PP1/8 b - - 11 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Bd3 d5
  6. 6.Ne2 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 c5
  8. 8.a3 Bxc3+
  9. 9.bxc3 Nc6
  10. 10.O-O e5
  11. 11.Bb2 Na5
  12. 12.Ba2 Be6
  13. 13.Bxe6 fxe6
  14. 14.Ng3 Qd5
  15. 15.Qc2 cxd4
  16. 16.cxd4 Rac8
  17. 17.Qe2 e4
  18. 18.Rac1 Nc4
  19. 19.Bc3 a5
  20. 20.a4 h5
  21. 21.Qd1 h4
  22. 22.Ne2 Qf5
  23. 23.h3 Nd5
  24. 24.Bd2 Qh5
  25. 25.Rb1 b6
  26. 26.Rb5 Rf5
  27. 27.Rb1 Rcf8
  28. 28.Nf4 Qxd1
  29. 29.Rbxd1 Kf7
  30. 30.Ne2 g5
  31. 31.Bc3 Kg6
  32. 32.Ba1 Rc8
  33. 33.Rc1 Rff8
  34. 34.Rfd1 Nd6
  35. 35.Bb2 Nc4
  36. 36.Ba1 Nd6
  37. 37.Bb2 Rxc1
  38. 38.Rxc1 Rc8
  39. 39.Rxc8 Nxc8
  40. 40.Ba3 Na7
  41. 41.Kf1 Nc6
  42. 42.Bd6 Kf6
  43. 43.Ke1 e5
  44. 44.dxe5+ Nxe5
  45. 45.Bxe5+ Kxe5
  46. 46.Kd2 Nb4
  47. 47.Nc3 Na6
  48. 48.Ke2 Nc5
  49. 49.Kd2 Nd7
  50. 50.Kc2 Nc5
  51. 51.Kd2

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