Sergey Karjakin vs Boris Gelfand

Tal Memorial · 2010 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Tal Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 1
Date 2010.11.05
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/b7/PBK5/7p/8/8/8/5k2 b - - 9 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nc3 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Be7
  7. 7.Be3 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 Nd7
  9. 9.O-O-O Ne5
  10. 10.h4 c6
  11. 11.Kb1 Bg4
  12. 12.Be2 Nxf3
  13. 13.gxf3 Bh5
  14. 14.f4 Bxe2
  15. 15.Qxe2 Bf6
  16. 16.Rhg1 Re8
  17. 17.f5 Kh8
  18. 18.h5 h6
  19. 19.Qd2 Kh7
  20. 20.Qxd6 Qxd6
  21. 21.Rxd6 Rad8
  22. 22.Rxd8 Rxd8
  23. 23.Bxa7 Rd5
  24. 24.Be3 Rxf5
  25. 25.Rh1 Bg5
  26. 26.f4 Bf6
  27. 27.Kc1 Rb5
  28. 28.Rh3 g6
  29. 29.hxg6+ fxg6
  30. 30.a4 Ra5
  31. 31.b3 Rh5
  32. 32.Rxh5 gxh5
  33. 33.Kd2 h4
  34. 34.c4 h3
  35. 35.Bg1 Kg6
  36. 36.Ke3 Kf5
  37. 37.Kf3 Bc3
  38. 38.Be3 Be1
  39. 39.Bc5 h2
  40. 40.Kg2 Kxf4
  41. 41.b4 h1=Q+
  42. 42.Kxh1 Kf3
  43. 43.b5 cxb5
  44. 44.cxb5 Ke4
  45. 45.Bb6 Kd5
  46. 46.a5 Bg3
  47. 47.Kg2 Bb8
  48. 48.a6 bxa6
  49. 49.bxa6 Kc4
  50. 50.Kf3 Kc3
  51. 51.Ke4 h5
  52. 52.Bd4+ Kxc2
  53. 53.Bf6 Kd2
  54. 54.Kd5 Ke2
  55. 55.Kc6 Ba7
  56. 56.Bd8 Kf1
  57. 57.Bb6

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