Hikaru Nakamura vs Boris Gelfand

GM · 2005 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 0-1
Event GM
Site Biel SUI
Round 10
Date 2005.07.27
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B96)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/3k1p2/3b1P2/6Pp/2P1Rr1P/8/3K4 w - - 3 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.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 Nbd7
  8. 8.Qf3 Qc7
  9. 9.O-O-O b5
  10. 10.Bd3 Bb7
  11. 11.Rhe1 Qb6
  12. 12.Nd5 Qxd4
  13. 13.Bxf6 gxf6
  14. 14.Bxb5 Qc5
  15. 15.Nxf6+ Kd8
  16. 16.Nxd7 Qxb5
  17. 17.Nxf8 Rxf8
  18. 18.Qa3 Rc8
  19. 19.Qxd6+ Ke8
  20. 20.c3 Qc6
  21. 21.Qb4 a5
  22. 22.Qxa5 Ra8
  23. 23.Qg5 f6
  24. 24.Qd5 Qxc3+
  25. 25.bxc3 exd5
  26. 26.exd5+ Kd7
  27. 27.Kb1 Ra4
  28. 28.g3 Rfa8
  29. 29.Rd2 R8a5
  30. 30.d6 Be4+
  31. 31.Ka1 h5
  32. 32.h3 Bd5
  33. 33.g4 Rxa2+
  34. 34.Rxa2 Rxa2+
  35. 35.Kb1 Rh2
  36. 36.Re3 h4
  37. 37.Kc1 Kxd6
  38. 38.f5 Rf2
  39. 39.Kd1 Rf3

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