Garry Kasparov vs Boris Gelfand

Moscow PCA-GP · 1996 · Catalan Opening · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Garry Kasparov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Moscow PCA-GP
Site Moscow
Round 1.1
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Catalan Opening (E05)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1r1k1R2/2p5/2P3P1/8/8/5K2/8 b - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.c4 dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 a6
  8. 8.a4 Bd7
  9. 9.Qxc4 Bc6
  10. 10.Bf4 a5
  11. 11.Nc3 Na6
  12. 12.Rac1 Nb4
  13. 13.Rfe1 Bd6
  14. 14.Bg5 Bd5
  15. 15.Nxd5 exd5
  16. 16.Qb3 h6
  17. 17.Bxf6 Qxf6
  18. 18.e3 Rae8
  19. 19.Qd1 Re7
  20. 20.Rc3 Rfe8
  21. 21.Qb1 c6
  22. 22.Rd1 Qe6
  23. 23.Nd2 Na6
  24. 24.Nb3 Bb4
  25. 25.Rcc1 Qd6
  26. 26.Qc2 Nc7
  27. 27.Nc5 Ne6
  28. 28.Nd3 Qd8
  29. 29.Nxb4 axb4
  30. 30.h4 Qa5
  31. 31.b3 Nf8
  32. 32.Qc5 Qxc5
  33. 33.dxc5 Ne6
  34. 34.Bh3 g6
  35. 35.Bxe6 Rxe6
  36. 36.Rd4 Re4
  37. 37.Rcd1 g5
  38. 38.hxg5 hxg5
  39. 39.Kf1 Kg7
  40. 40.Ke2 g4
  41. 41.Rxe4 Rxe4
  42. 42.a5 Re8
  43. 43.Ra1 d4
  44. 44.Ra4 dxe3
  45. 45.Rxb4 exf2+
  46. 46.Kxf2 Ra8
  47. 47.Rxg4+ Kf6
  48. 48.b4 Rd8
  49. 49.Re4 Rd1
  50. 50.Re8 Rb1
  51. 51.Rb8 Rxb4
  52. 52.a6 Ra4
  53. 53.axb7 Rb4
  54. 54.g4 Ke7
  55. 55.g5 Kd7
  56. 56.Rf8 Rxb7
  57. 57.Rxf7+

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