Alexander Morozevich vs Boris Gelfand

Giants Rapid · 2008 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Alexander Morozevich
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Giants Rapid
Site Yerevan ARM
Round 1
Date 2008.06.09
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3N4/4nkpp/1p2q3/1P1p4/3P1p2/1Q3P2/6PP/5K2 b - - 5 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.Re1 Bg4
  9. 9.c3 f5
  10. 10.Qb3 O-O
  11. 11.Nbd2 Na5
  12. 12.Qc2 Nc6
  13. 13.b4 a6
  14. 14.a4 Bd6
  15. 15.Ba3 Kh8
  16. 16.Reb1 Nxd2
  17. 17.Nxd2 Qh4
  18. 18.Nf1 Ne7
  19. 19.f3 Bh5
  20. 20.b5 Bxa3
  21. 21.Rxa3 axb5
  22. 22.Rxb5 b6
  23. 23.Ra1 Qf6
  24. 24.Ne3 Be8
  25. 25.Rbb1 Bd7
  26. 26.Bb5 Qd6
  27. 27.Re1 c6
  28. 28.Bd3 c5
  29. 29.Bb5 Bxb5
  30. 30.axb5 cxd4
  31. 31.cxd4 Qb4
  32. 32.Qd3 Rxa1
  33. 33.Rxa1 f4
  34. 34.Nc2 Qb2
  35. 35.Re1 Ng6
  36. 36.Re6 Rc8
  37. 37.Ne1 Qa1
  38. 38.Kf1 Qa5
  39. 39.Qe2 Nf8
  40. 40.Re8 Qa8
  41. 41.Re7 Ng6
  42. 42.Re6 Qb8
  43. 43.Nd3 Kg8
  44. 44.Qe1 Qc7
  45. 45.Rc6 Qd7
  46. 46.Qc3 Ne7
  47. 47.Ne5 Qd8
  48. 48.Rxc8 Qxc8
  49. 49.Nc6 Kf7
  50. 50.Qb3 Qe6
  51. 51.Nd8+

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