Sergey Karjakin vs Boris Gelfand

Tal Memorial Blitz · 2008 · Modern Benoni · 1/2-1/2 in 89 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tal Memorial Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 32
Date 2008.08.30
Opening Modern Benoni (A61)
Moves 89
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Final Position

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

3KQ3/6k1/8/8/8/8/5q2/8 b - - 0 89

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 c5
  4. 4.d5 d6
  5. 5.Nc3 exd5
  6. 6.cxd5 g6
  7. 7.h3 a6
  8. 8.a4 Qe7
  9. 9.Bf4 Bg7
  10. 10.e3 O-O
  11. 11.Be2 Nbd7
  12. 12.O-O Rb8
  13. 13.Re1 Nh5
  14. 14.Bh2 f5
  15. 15.Nd2 Nhf6
  16. 16.Nc4 Ne5
  17. 17.Nb6 Nfd7
  18. 18.Nxc8 Rbxc8
  19. 19.Qc2 Nf6
  20. 20.a5 Qf7
  21. 21.Bxe5 dxe5
  22. 22.d6 Rfd8
  23. 23.Red1 Kh8
  24. 24.Na4 Rc6
  25. 25.Bc4 Qf8
  26. 26.Qb3 Rd7
  27. 27.Be2 Rcxd6
  28. 28.Rxd6 Qxd6
  29. 29.Rd1 Qc7
  30. 30.Rc1 Ne4
  31. 31.Bf3 Nd2
  32. 32.Qe6 Nxf3+
  33. 33.gxf3 Bf8
  34. 34.Nxc5 Bxc5
  35. 35.b4 Qd6
  36. 36.Qe8+ Kg7
  37. 37.Rxc5 Re7
  38. 38.Qc8 Kh6
  39. 39.Qf8+ Kh5
  40. 40.Kg2 Qe6
  41. 41.b5 Rf7
  42. 42.Qg8 Qf6
  43. 43.bxa6 bxa6
  44. 44.Rxe5 Rd7
  45. 45.Rd5 Rc7
  46. 46.f4 Kh6
  47. 47.Qa8 Rc2
  48. 48.Rd7 Qc6+
  49. 49.Qxc6 Rxc6
  50. 50.Ra7 Rd6
  51. 51.h4 Rc6
  52. 52.f3 Re6
  53. 53.Kf2 Rc6
  54. 54.e4 fxe4
  55. 55.fxe4 Kh5
  56. 56.Rxh7+ Kg4
  57. 57.Ke3 Rc3+
  58. 58.Kd4 Ra3
  59. 59.h5 Ra4+
  60. 60.Kd5 Rxa5+
  61. 61.Ke6 Rxh5
  62. 62.Rxh5 gxh5
  63. 63.f5 h4
  64. 64.f6 h3
  65. 65.f7 h2
  66. 66.f8=Q h1=Q
  67. 67.Qf5+ Kg3
  68. 68.e5 Qc6+
  69. 69.Kf7 a5
  70. 70.e6 a4
  71. 71.e7 Qc7
  72. 72.Kf6 Qc6+
  73. 73.Qe6 Qe8
  74. 74.Qe4 a3
  75. 75.Qe3+ Kg4
  76. 76.Qxa3 Qh8+
  77. 77.Ke6 Qg8+
  78. 78.Ke5 Qg7+
  79. 79.Kd6 Qd4+
  80. 80.Kc6 Qe4+
  81. 81.Kc7 Kf5
  82. 82.Qd6 Qc4+
  83. 83.Kd8 Qh4
  84. 84.Qd5+ Kg6
  85. 85.Qe6+ Kg7
  86. 86.Qe5+ Kf7
  87. 87.Qf5+ Kg7
  88. 88.Qf2 Qxf2
  89. 89.e8=Q

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