Garry Kasparov vs Boris Gelfand

Linares 14th · 1997 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Garry Kasparov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares 14th
Site Linares
Round 3
Date 1997.02.06
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

8/4k3/7p/4p2P/BP2P3/2K2Pb1/8/8 b - - 0 47

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 b6
  10. 10.Bg5 Bb7
  11. 11.Bxf6 Bxf6
  12. 12.Bc4 Nc6
  13. 13.Bd5 Rc8
  14. 14.Nd2 b5
  15. 15.a3 Qc7
  16. 16.Nf3 Rfd8
  17. 17.Qd2 b4
  18. 18.axb4 Nxb4
  19. 19.Bb3 Bc6
  20. 20.Rfd1 a5
  21. 21.Ne1 Ra8
  22. 22.Nd3 Qb6
  23. 23.f3 h6
  24. 24.Nxb4 axb4
  25. 25.Nd5 Bxd5
  26. 26.Qxd5 Ra7
  27. 27.Rxa7 Qxa7
  28. 28.Qc4 Rb8
  29. 29.g3 Kh7
  30. 30.Kg2 Qe3
  31. 31.Rxd6 Rc8
  32. 32.Qf1 Rd8
  33. 33.Rxd8 Bxd8
  34. 34.Bxf7 Qd2+
  35. 35.Qf2 Qxf2+
  36. 36.Kxf2 Bb6+
  37. 37.Ke2 Bd4
  38. 38.c3 bxc3
  39. 39.b3 g5
  40. 40.Kd3 Kg7
  41. 41.Be8 Kf6
  42. 42.b4 Bg1
  43. 43.h4 gxh4
  44. 44.gxh4 Bf2
  45. 45.h5 Ke7
  46. 46.Ba4 Bg3
  47. 47.Kxc3

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