Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Boris Gelfand

Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 87 moves

The Game

White Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015
Site Jurmala LAT
Round 9.2
Date 2015.03.08
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 87
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Final Position

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

8/7p/4p1pP/kb1pPpP1/3B1P2/KB1nP3/8/8 b - - 50 87

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nbd2 Bf5
  5. 5.Nh4 Be6
  6. 6.e3 g6
  7. 7.b3 Bg7
  8. 8.Bb2 O-O
  9. 9.Rc1 Ne4
  10. 10.Bd3 Nxd2
  11. 11.Qxd2 Nd7
  12. 12.cxd5 cxd5
  13. 13.Nf3 Qb6
  14. 14.Ba3 Bf6
  15. 15.h3 Rfc8
  16. 16.g4 Rxc1+
  17. 17.Qxc1 Qd8
  18. 18.Ke2 Rc8
  19. 19.Qd2 Nb8
  20. 20.Rc1 Rxc1
  21. 21.Qxc1 Qc8
  22. 22.Qxc8+ Bxc8
  23. 23.Ne5 Kf8
  24. 24.f4 Bg7
  25. 25.Kd2 f5
  26. 26.g5 Bxe5
  27. 27.dxe5 Nc6
  28. 28.Kc3 Ke8
  29. 29.Bc5 b6
  30. 30.Ba3 a5
  31. 31.h4 Be6
  32. 32.Be2 Kd7
  33. 33.h5 Bf7
  34. 34.h6 Na7
  35. 35.Kd2 Be6
  36. 36.Bb2 Kc7
  37. 37.Bc3 Nc6
  38. 38.Kc2 Bf7
  39. 39.Kb2 Be6
  40. 40.Ka3 Bf7
  41. 41.Bd3 Be6
  42. 42.b4 axb4+
  43. 43.Bxb4 Bf7
  44. 44.Bc3 Be6
  45. 45.Bb5 Bd7
  46. 46.Ba4 Be6
  47. 47.Bb4 Bd7
  48. 48.Bc3 Be6
  49. 49.Kb2 Bd7
  50. 50.Bb3 Be6
  51. 51.Kc2 b5
  52. 52.Kb2 Kb6
  53. 53.Kc2 Kc5
  54. 54.a3 Bf7
  55. 55.Kd3 e6
  56. 56.Be1 Kb6
  57. 57.Kc3 Na5
  58. 58.Ba2 Nc4
  59. 59.Kb4 Kc6
  60. 60.Bf2 Nd2
  61. 61.a4 bxa4
  62. 62.Kxa4 Be8
  63. 63.Kb4 Ne4
  64. 64.Be1 Kb6
  65. 65.Bb1 Bb5
  66. 66.Bc2 Nc5
  67. 67.Bc3 Nd3+
  68. 68.Ka3 Kc6
  69. 69.Bd1 Kb6
  70. 70.Bd4+ Ka5
  71. 71.Bc3+ Kb6
  72. 72.Bh5 Be8
  73. 73.Be2 Bb5
  74. 74.Bd1 Bc6
  75. 75.Bd4+ Ka5
  76. 76.Bc3+ Kb6
  77. 77.Ka2 Bb5
  78. 78.Ka3 Bc6
  79. 79.Bd4+ Ka5
  80. 80.Bc2 Bb5
  81. 81.Ba7 Ka6
  82. 82.Bd4 Ka5
  83. 83.Bb3 Nf2
  84. 84.Bc3+ Kb6
  85. 85.Bd4+ Ka5
  86. 86.Bc5 Nd3
  87. 87.Bd4

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