Sergey Karjakin vs Boris Gelfand

Baku FIDE Grand Prix 2014 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Baku FIDE Grand Prix 2014
Site Baku AZE
Round 6.2
Date 2014.10.08
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

8/1p2kp2/p2pbnpp/2r1n3/2PNP1P1/1P5P/P3N1B1/3R2K1 b - c3 0 31

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.h3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.f4 g6
  9. 9.Qf3 Nc6
  10. 10.Be3 exf4
  11. 11.Bxf4 Nh5
  12. 12.Bh2 Qh4+
  13. 13.g3 Qg5
  14. 14.g4 Qh4+
  15. 15.Qf2 Qxf2+
  16. 16.Kxf2 Nf6
  17. 17.Rd1 Ne5
  18. 18.Nd4 Be7
  19. 19.Bg2 Rc8
  20. 20.Rhe1 Nfd7
  21. 21.Nce2 Bh4+
  22. 22.Bg3 Bxg3+
  23. 23.Kxg3 Ke7
  24. 24.Nf4 h6
  25. 25.Re3 Nf6
  26. 26.Kf2 Rc5
  27. 27.Kg1 Rhc8
  28. 28.b3 Rc3
  29. 29.Rxc3 Rxc3
  30. 30.Nfe2 Rc5
  31. 31.c4

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