Alexander Morozevich vs Boris Gelfand

Madrid · 1996 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Alexander Morozevich
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Madrid
Site Madrid
Round 6
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B87)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1Q4k1/5rp1/4p2p/pb2P3/P1R2Nq1/5N2/6PP/7K b - - 2 40

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.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.Bb3 b5
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.Qf3 Qc7
  10. 10.Qg3 O-O
  11. 11.Bh6 Ne8
  12. 12.Kh1 Bd7
  13. 13.f4 Nc6
  14. 14.Nf3 b4
  15. 15.Ne2 Na5
  16. 16.Ned4 Qb7
  17. 17.e5 dxe5
  18. 18.fxe5 Nxb3
  19. 19.cxb3 Bb5
  20. 20.Rfd1 Rd8
  21. 21.Bg5 Rd5
  22. 22.a4 bxa3
  23. 23.bxa3 Bxg5
  24. 24.Qxg5 Nc7
  25. 25.a4 Bd7
  26. 26.Rac1 a5
  27. 27.Rc4 Na6
  28. 28.Rdc1 Qb6
  29. 29.Ne2 f6
  30. 30.Qg3 f5
  31. 31.Nf4 Rc5
  32. 32.Nh5 Rf7
  33. 33.Rxc5 Nxc5
  34. 34.Qf2 Nxa4
  35. 35.Qc2 Qb4
  36. 36.bxa4 Qg4
  37. 37.Qc7 h6
  38. 38.Rc4 f4
  39. 39.Nxf4 Bb5
  40. 40.Qb8+

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