Garry Kasparov vs Boris Gelfand

Amsterdam VSB · 1996 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Garry Kasparov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Amsterdam VSB
Site Amsterdam
Round 9
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

q3r1k1/1p1R3p/5Qp1/p7/Pn2P3/8/1P4BP/7K b - - 2 36

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.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Kh1 Nc6
  10. 10.f4 a5
  11. 11.a4 Nb4
  12. 12.Bf3 Qb6
  13. 13.g4 exf4
  14. 14.Bxf4 Nd7
  15. 15.Nd4 g6
  16. 16.Bh6 Re8
  17. 17.Nf5 gxf5
  18. 18.gxf5 Bf6
  19. 19.Rg1+ Kh8
  20. 20.Qd2 Ne5
  21. 21.Qg2 Ng6
  22. 22.fxg6 fxg6
  23. 23.Rgf1 Bg7
  24. 24.Bxg7+ Kxg7
  25. 25.Rad1 Bd7
  26. 26.Qg3 Re5
  27. 27.Bg2 Nxc2
  28. 28.Nd5 Qd8
  29. 29.Qf2 Nb4
  30. 30.Nb6 Bg4
  31. 31.Qf7+ Kh8
  32. 32.Nxa8 Bxd1
  33. 33.Rxd1 Qxa8
  34. 34.Qf6+ Kg8
  35. 35.Rxd6 Re8
  36. 36.Rd7

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