Garry Kasparov vs Boris Gelfand

Linares · 1991 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Garry Kasparov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 2
Date 1991.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

N2r2k1/1p3pp1/p1p5/2P5/3NP2q/1R6/PB2K1Q1/8 b - - 2 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Nf3 a6
  6. 6.b3 Bb4
  7. 7.Bd2 Nbd7
  8. 8.Bd3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Bd6
  10. 10.e4 dxc4
  11. 11.bxc4 e5
  12. 12.c5 Bc7
  13. 13.Na4 exd4
  14. 14.h3 Re8
  15. 15.Re1 h6
  16. 16.Rb1 Nh7
  17. 17.Bc4 Qf6
  18. 18.Rb3 Nhf8
  19. 19.Bc1 Ng6
  20. 20.Nxd4 Nde5
  21. 21.Bf1 Rd8
  22. 22.Bb2 Nh4
  23. 23.Ree3 Qg5
  24. 24.g3 Nhg6
  25. 25.Qc2 h5
  26. 26.Bg2 h4
  27. 27.f4 Nxf4
  28. 28.gxf4 Qxf4
  29. 29.Nb6 Ng4
  30. 30.hxg4 Bxg4
  31. 31.Nxa8 Qh2+
  32. 32.Kf1 Bg3
  33. 33.Rxg3 hxg3
  34. 34.Qd3 Bh3
  35. 35.Qxg3 Qh1+
  36. 36.Kf2 Bxg2
  37. 37.Qxg2 Qh4+
  38. 38.Ke2

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