Hikaru Nakamura vs Boris Gelfand

1st ACP World Rapid Cup · 2007 · Four Knights Game · 0-1 in 70 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 0-1
Event 1st ACP World Rapid Cup
Site Odessa UKR
Round 1.2
Date 2007.01.05
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 70
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1R6/2k5/2P5/1P1K4/8/8/5p2/4r3 w - - 3 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bb4
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 d5
  8. 8.exd5 cxd5
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Bg5 c6
  11. 11.Na4 h6
  12. 12.Bh4 Bd6
  13. 13.c3 Bf4
  14. 14.Bc2 Qd6
  15. 15.g3 Bg5
  16. 16.Bxg5 hxg5
  17. 17.f4 g4
  18. 18.Qd4 Ba6
  19. 19.Rfe1 Rfe8
  20. 20.Nc5 Be2
  21. 21.Kf2 Bf3
  22. 22.Re5 Nd7
  23. 23.Nxd7 Qxd7
  24. 24.Rae1 Rxe5
  25. 25.Qxe5 Qd8
  26. 26.Kf1 Qb8
  27. 27.Qe3 Be4
  28. 28.Bxe4 dxe4
  29. 29.Re2 f5
  30. 30.Qc5 Qb5
  31. 31.Qxb5 cxb5
  32. 32.Rd2 g6
  33. 33.Rd6 Kg7
  34. 34.Ra6 Rh8
  35. 35.Rxa7+ Kf6
  36. 36.Rb7 Rxh2
  37. 37.Rxb5 e3
  38. 38.a4 Rf2+
  39. 39.Ke1 Rg2
  40. 40.a5 Rxg3
  41. 41.a6 Rg1+
  42. 42.Ke2 Ra1
  43. 43.Rb6+ Kg7
  44. 44.Kxe3 g5
  45. 45.fxg5 g3
  46. 46.Kf3 f4
  47. 47.a7 Rxa7
  48. 48.Rb4 Rf7
  49. 49.Rd4 Rf5
  50. 50.b4 Rxg5
  51. 51.Rd2 Kf6
  52. 52.c4 Ke7
  53. 53.c5 Rg6
  54. 54.Rg2 Rf6
  55. 55.Rd2 Rg6
  56. 56.Re2+ Kd8
  57. 57.Rg2 Rf6
  58. 58.Rd2+ Kc8
  59. 59.Ra2 Rg6
  60. 60.Rd2 Rg5
  61. 61.Rg2 Rd5
  62. 62.Ke4 Rd1
  63. 63.b5 Re1+
  64. 64.Kd5 f3
  65. 65.Rxg3 f2
  66. 66.Rg8+ Kb7
  67. 67.Rg7+ Kc8
  68. 68.Rg8+ Kb7
  69. 69.c6+ Kb6
  70. 70.Rb8+ Kc7

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