Sergey Karjakin vs Boris Gelfand

5th FIDE GP · 2009 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 5th FIDE GP
Site Jermuk ARM
Round 2
Date 2009.08.10
Opening Petroff Defense (C43)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

8/5ppk/8/4r3/R5P1/4BK1P/b7/8 b - - 0 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 Nxe4
  4. 4.Bd3 d5
  5. 5.dxe5 Be7
  6. 6.O-O Nc5
  7. 7.Be2 O-O
  8. 8.Be3 Nc6
  9. 9.Nc3 Be6
  10. 10.Bb5 Nd7
  11. 11.Nxd5 Ndxe5
  12. 12.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  13. 13.Nxe5 Nxe5
  14. 14.Qd4 Rfd8
  15. 15.Qxe5 Rd5
  16. 16.Qe4 Rxb5
  17. 17.b3 c6
  18. 18.c4 Rh5
  19. 19.h3 Qf6
  20. 20.Rfd1 h6
  21. 21.Bd4 Qf5
  22. 22.Qxf5 Rxf5
  23. 23.g4 Rf4
  24. 24.Rd3 h5
  25. 25.f3 hxg4
  26. 26.fxg4 b5
  27. 27.cxb5 cxb5
  28. 28.Rad1 a5
  29. 29.Be3 Re4
  30. 30.Kf2 a4
  31. 31.Kf3 Re5
  32. 32.Rd8+ Rxd8
  33. 33.Rxd8+ Kh7
  34. 34.bxa4 bxa4
  35. 35.Rd4 Bxa2
  36. 36.Rxa4

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