Sergey Karjakin vs Boris Gelfand

World Blitz · 2009 · French Defense · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 31
Date 2009.11.18
Opening French Defense (C10)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2Br4/p3qpkp/4p1p1/8/P1n3P1/2Q4P/4RP2/4R1K1 b - - 1 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bd7
  5. 5.Nf3 Bc6
  6. 6.Bd3 Nd7
  7. 7.O-O Ngf6
  8. 8.Ng3 Be7
  9. 9.Re1 Bxf3
  10. 10.Qxf3 c6
  11. 11.c4 O-O
  12. 12.b3 Qa5
  13. 13.Re2 Rfe8
  14. 14.a3 Bf8
  15. 15.Bb2 Rad8
  16. 16.Rae1 Qg5
  17. 17.h3 g6
  18. 18.b4 Bg7
  19. 19.a4 Qh4
  20. 20.b5 Rc8
  21. 21.Ne4 Nxe4
  22. 22.Bxe4 Nb6
  23. 23.bxc6 bxc6
  24. 24.Bxc6 Red8
  25. 25.c5 Nc4
  26. 26.Bc3 Qh5
  27. 27.g4 Qg5
  28. 28.Bb5 Na3
  29. 29.Ba6 Rb8
  30. 30.c6 Qe7
  31. 31.Ba5 Rxd4
  32. 32.c7 Rf8
  33. 33.c8=Q Rxc8
  34. 34.Bxc8 Nc4
  35. 35.Bc3 Rd8
  36. 36.Bxg7 Kxg7
  37. 37.Qc3+

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