Garry Kasparov vs Boris Gelfand

It · 2001 · French, Tarrasch · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Garry Kasparov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event It
Site Astana KAZ
Round 2
Date 2001.05.21
Opening French, Tarrasch (C07)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/1r4pk/4b1Qp/1P3p1P/1r6/8/5PPK/8 b - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.Ngf3 cxd4
  5. 5.exd5 Qxd5
  6. 6.Bc4 Qd6
  7. 7.O-O Nf6
  8. 8.Re1 Be7
  9. 9.Ne4 Nxe4
  10. 10.Rxe4 Nc6
  11. 11.Nxd4 O-O
  12. 12.Bf4 Qc5
  13. 13.Nxc6 Qxc6
  14. 14.Bd3 b5
  15. 15.a4 a6
  16. 16.Re3 Bb7
  17. 17.Be4 Qxe4
  18. 18.Rxe4 Bxe4
  19. 19.Qe2 Bd5
  20. 20.h4 Rac8
  21. 21.axb5 axb5
  22. 22.Bg5 Bd6
  23. 23.Ra6 Bb8
  24. 24.Be7 Rfe8
  25. 25.Bd6 Red8
  26. 26.Bxb8 Rxb8
  27. 27.Ra3 Rb7
  28. 28.Rg3 f6
  29. 29.Rg4 Rc8
  30. 30.Rd4 Rbc7
  31. 31.Qxb5 Rxc2
  32. 32.b4 h6
  33. 33.Rg4 f5
  34. 34.Rg6 Kh7
  35. 35.h5 R2c7
  36. 36.Qd3 Rb7
  37. 37.Qg3 Rc1+
  38. 38.Kh2 Rc4
  39. 39.b5 Rb4
  40. 40.Rxe6 Bxe6
  41. 41.Qg6+

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