Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Boris Gelfand

WCh Candidates · 2011 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh Candidates
Site Kazan RUS
Round 1.1
Date 2011.05.05
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

r7/4k1pp/4p3/4p3/1PKbP3/1N3P2/7P/3R4 b - - 8 39

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.Be3 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.Bc4 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Nc6
  10. 10.Re1 b5
  11. 11.Bb3 Rb8
  12. 12.Bg5 Be6
  13. 13.Bxf6 Bxf6
  14. 14.Nd5 Bg5
  15. 15.Qd3 Bh6
  16. 16.Red1 Kh8
  17. 17.Nc3 Qb6
  18. 18.Bxe6 fxe6
  19. 19.Qxd6 Nd4
  20. 20.Qxb6 Nxf3+
  21. 21.gxf3 Rxb6
  22. 22.a4 Kg8
  23. 23.axb5 axb5
  24. 24.Ra5 b4
  25. 25.Rb5 Rfb8
  26. 26.Rxb6 Rxb6
  27. 27.Ne2 Rc6
  28. 28.c3 bxc3
  29. 29.Nxc3 Bg5
  30. 30.Kf1 Rb6
  31. 31.Rb1 Be7
  32. 32.Ke2 Rb8
  33. 33.Kd3 Bc5
  34. 34.Na4 Bxf2
  35. 35.b4 Ra8
  36. 36.Nc5 Kf7
  37. 37.Kc4 Ke7
  38. 38.Rd1 Bd4
  39. 39.Nb3

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