Garry Kasparov vs Boris Gelfand

Novgorod · 1997 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Garry Kasparov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Novgorod
Site Novgorod
Round 1
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/p4pp1/1q1p3p/2rPn2P/R2Q4/2R3P1/P4PB1/6K1 b - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.b3 d5
  6. 6.Bg2 dxc4
  7. 7.Ne5 Bb4+
  8. 8.Kf1 Bd6
  9. 9.Nxc4 Nd5
  10. 10.e4 Ne7
  11. 11.Bb2 Nbc6
  12. 12.Nd2 O-O
  13. 13.Kg1 b5
  14. 14.Nxd6 cxd6
  15. 15.h4 Qb6
  16. 16.h5 h6
  17. 17.d5 Ne5
  18. 18.Nf1 b4
  19. 19.Bd4 Qa5
  20. 20.Ne3 Rac8
  21. 21.Rh4 Rc7
  22. 22.Qd2 Rc3
  23. 23.Bxc3 bxc3
  24. 24.Qd4 exd5
  25. 25.exd5 Qc7
  26. 26.Qd1 Rc8
  27. 27.Be4 Qb6
  28. 28.Rf4 Bb7
  29. 29.Rc1 Qa5
  30. 30.Rc2 Kh8
  31. 31.Bg2 Ba6
  32. 32.Ra4 Qb6
  33. 33.Nc4 Bxc4
  34. 34.bxc4 Nf5
  35. 35.Rxc3 Nd4
  36. 36.c5 Rxc5
  37. 37.Qxd4

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