Sergey Karjakin vs Boris Gelfand

76th Tata Steel Masters · 2014 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event 76th Tata Steel Masters
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 8.3
Date 2014.01.21
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/1P4k1/2R4p/3r3P/3p2P1/3K4/8 b - - 0 60

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.Nde2 h5
  8. 8.g3 b5
  9. 9.Bg5 Nbd7
  10. 10.Nd5 Bb7
  11. 11.Nec3 Rc8
  12. 12.Bg2 Be7
  13. 13.Nxe7 Qxe7
  14. 14.h4 Nb6
  15. 15.Qd3 Qc7
  16. 16.Bh3 Rb8
  17. 17.Bxf6 gxf6
  18. 18.O-O-O b4
  19. 19.Nd5 Nxd5
  20. 20.exd5 Bc8
  21. 21.f4 Bxh3
  22. 22.Rxh3 Kf8
  23. 23.fxe5 fxe5
  24. 24.Rh2 Kg7
  25. 25.Rf2 Rh6
  26. 26.Qxa6 b3
  27. 27.axb3 Rxb3
  28. 28.Qc6 Qa7
  29. 29.Rxf7+ Qxf7
  30. 30.cxb3 Rg6
  31. 31.b4 Qf3
  32. 32.Qc3 Qf2
  33. 33.Rd3 Rf6
  34. 34.Kb1 Qg1+
  35. 35.Ka2 Qa7+
  36. 36.Kb3 Rf1
  37. 37.Rf3 Ra1
  38. 38.Qe3 Qxe3+
  39. 39.Rxe3 Kg6
  40. 40.b5 Ra8
  41. 41.Kb4 Rb8
  42. 42.Rf3 e4
  43. 43.Rf1 e3
  44. 44.Kc4 Rc8+
  45. 45.Kd3 Rc5
  46. 46.b4 Rxd5+
  47. 47.Kxe3 Rxb5
  48. 48.Rf4 d5
  49. 49.Kd3 Rb7
  50. 50.Kc2 Rb8
  51. 51.Kc3 Rb7
  52. 52.Rf8 Rc7+
  53. 53.Kb3 Rd7
  54. 54.b5 d4
  55. 55.Kc2 d3+
  56. 56.Kd2 Rd5
  57. 57.Rg8+ Kh6
  58. 58.Rg5 Rd4
  59. 59.Rc5 Kg6
  60. 60.b6

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