Gata Kamsky vs Boris Gelfand

Corus A · 2006 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Gata Kamsky
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 2
Date 2006.01.15
Opening Slav Defense (D17)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/3rnp2/4bQ1p/8/4B1PP/5PK1/8/8 b - - 4 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.Ne5 Nbd7
  7. 7.Nxc4 Qc7
  8. 8.g3 e5
  9. 9.dxe5 Nxe5
  10. 10.Bf4 Nfd7
  11. 11.Qc1 g6
  12. 12.Bg2 Bg7
  13. 13.O-O O-O
  14. 14.a5 Be6
  15. 15.Nxe5 Nxe5
  16. 16.a6 bxa6
  17. 17.Rxa6 Rab8
  18. 18.Qa1 Qb7
  19. 19.Ra5 Nc4
  20. 20.Rxa7 Qxb2
  21. 21.Bxb8 Qxb8
  22. 22.Rb1 Qe5
  23. 23.Rc1 Nd2
  24. 24.Rc2 Nb3
  25. 25.Qa3 Qb8
  26. 26.Bxc6 Bxc3
  27. 27.Rxc3 Nd4
  28. 28.Ra8 Nxe2+
  29. 29.Kg2 Qxa8
  30. 30.Bxa8 Nxc3
  31. 31.Qa5 Nb5
  32. 32.f3 Nd6
  33. 33.g4 Rc8
  34. 34.Kg3 Nc4
  35. 35.Qa1 Rd8
  36. 36.h4 Ne3
  37. 37.Be4 Nd5
  38. 38.Qe5 h6
  39. 39.Bxg6 Rd7
  40. 40.Be4 Ne7
  41. 41.Qf6

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