Viktor Korchnoi vs Boris Gelfand

The Game

White	Viktor Korchnoi
Black	Boris Gelfand
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Madrid
Site	Madrid
Round	1
Date	1996.00.00
Opening	Semi-Slav Defense (D48)
Moves	44

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Final Position

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

5B2/1b6/pP2k1p1/6p1/1P4P1/6K1/5P2/8 w - - 7 45

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 d5
2. 2.c4 c6
3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
4. 4.Nc3 e6
5. 5.e3 Nbd7
6. 6.Bd3 dxc4
7. 7.Bxc4 b5
8. 8.Bd3 a6
9. 9.e4 c5
10. 10.e5 cxd4
11. 11.Ne4 Nd5
12. 12.O-O h6
13. 13.a4 b4
14. 14.Bc4 Bb7
15. 15.Qxd4 Qb6
16. 16.Rd1 Rc8
17. 17.a5 Qxd4
18. 18.Rxd4 Nc5
19. 19.Nd6+ Bxd6
20. 20.exd6 O-O
21. 21.Bd2 Rfd8
22. 22.Rc1 Rxd6
23. 23.Bxb4 Rdc6
24. 24.Bxd5 exd5
25. 25.Rxd5 Rg6
26. 26.Nh4 Bxd5
27. 27.Nxg6 fxg6
28. 28.Bxc5 g5
29. 29.h3 Bb3
30. 30.Rc3 Ba4
31. 31.b4 Bb5
32. 32.Rc1 Kf7
33. 33.Rd1 Re8
34. 34.Rd6 Re6
35. 35.Rb6 Rxb6
36. 36.axb6 Bc6
37. 37.g4 g6
38. 38.Bd4 Ke6
39. 39.Bg7 h5
40. 40.Bh6 hxg4
41. 41.hxg4 Bf3
42. 42.Kh2 Kf6
43. 43.Kg3 Bb7
44. 44.Bf8 Ke6

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