Sergey Karjakin vs Boris Gelfand

74th Tata Steel GMA · 2012 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 44 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 0-1
Event 74th Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 5
Date 2012.01.19
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p2/p5kp/8/1p3P2/1P6/P1P3K1/8 w - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 Ng4
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 g5
  9. 9.Bg3 Bg7
  10. 10.h3 Ne5
  11. 11.f3 Nbc6
  12. 12.Bf2 Be6
  13. 13.Qd2 Rc8
  14. 14.O-O-O Nxd4
  15. 15.Bxd4 Qa5
  16. 16.Qf2 Rc6
  17. 17.g3 O-O
  18. 18.f4 Nd7
  19. 19.h4 g4
  20. 20.Nd5 Bxd5
  21. 21.exd5 Rc5
  22. 22.Bxg7 Kxg7
  23. 23.Kb1 Rxd5
  24. 24.Rxd5 Qxd5
  25. 25.Bg2 Qc5
  26. 26.Qe2 Nf6
  27. 27.Qxe7 b5
  28. 28.Qb7 Re8
  29. 29.Rc1 Qf2
  30. 30.Bd5 Nxd5
  31. 31.Qxd5 Re1
  32. 32.Qxd6 Qxg3
  33. 33.Qd4+ Kg8
  34. 34.b3 Rxc1+
  35. 35.Kxc1 Qxh4
  36. 36.Kd2 g3
  37. 37.Ke3 Qg4
  38. 38.Qd8+ Kg7
  39. 39.Qd4+ Kg8
  40. 40.Qd8+ Kh7
  41. 41.Qd3+ Qg6
  42. 42.Kf3 g2
  43. 43.Qxg6+ Kxg6
  44. 44.Kxg2 b4

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