Anatoly Karpov vs Boris Gelfand

4th Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup · 2008 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 4th Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup
Site Odessa UKR
Round 12
Date 2008.06.01
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 21
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Final Position

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

3r1k2/1b3ppp/1p1np3/2b5/8/1P1BPP2/rBN1K1PP/2RR4 w - - 1 22

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Be7
  5. 5.Nbd2 O-O
  6. 6.Bd3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Na6
  8. 8.Nb3 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 Qxd1+
  10. 10.Kxd1 Nxc5
  11. 11.Nxc5 Bxc5
  12. 12.Ke2 b6
  13. 13.b3 Bb7
  14. 14.Bb2 Rfd8
  15. 15.Rhd1 Ne4
  16. 16.Rac1 Kf8
  17. 17.Ne1 Nd6
  18. 18.Bd3 a5
  19. 19.f3 a4
  20. 20.Nc2 axb3
  21. 21.axb3 Ra2

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