Sergey Karjakin vs Boris Gelfand

20th Amber Blindfold · 2011 · Petroff Defense · 0-1 in 37 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 0-1
Event 20th Amber Blindfold
Site Monaco MNC
Round 1
Date 2011.03.12
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7k/6pp/2p2p2/1p3P2/4Q2P/qP4P1/P7/1K1r4 w - - 0 38

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.c4 Be6
  12. 12.Ng5 Bf5
  13. 13.f3 f6
  14. 14.Nh3 Be6
  15. 15.b3 a6
  16. 16.Nf4 Bf7
  17. 17.Qf2 b5
  18. 18.c5 Qc7
  19. 19.Nd3 a5
  20. 20.cxd6 Bxd6
  21. 21.Bb6 Qb8
  22. 22.Bc5 Rd8
  23. 23.Nxe5 Bxe5
  24. 24.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  25. 25.f4 Bd6
  26. 26.Bd3 a4
  27. 27.Rd1 axb3
  28. 28.cxb3 Bxc5
  29. 29.Qxc5 Qc7
  30. 30.Kb1 Rd8
  31. 31.Qc2 Kh8
  32. 32.g3 Qd7
  33. 33.f5 Qd6
  34. 34.Qf2 Bd5
  35. 35.Qf4 Qa3
  36. 36.Be4 Bxe4+
  37. 37.Qxe4 Rxd1+

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