Hikaru Nakamura vs Boris Gelfand

The Game

White	Hikaru Nakamura
Black	Boris Gelfand
Result	0-1
Event	TCh-AUT 1st Bundesliga 2008-9
Site	Graz AUT
Round	4
Date	2009.01.22
Opening	Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves	43

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p3k3/1b2p3/1R3p2/P7/8/1P2N1r1/1K6 w - - 4 44

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 d5
2. 2.c4 c6
3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
4. 4.Nc3 e6
5. 5.Bg5 h6
6. 6.Bxf6 Qxf6
7. 7.e3 Nd7
8. 8.Qc2 g6
9. 9.Bd3 dxc4
10. 10.Bxc4 Bg7
11. 11.h4 O-O
12. 12.h5 g5
13. 13.Bd3 Qe7
14. 14.O-O-O b6
15. 15.Qe2 Bb7
16. 16.Ba6 Bxa6
17. 17.Qxa6 c5
18. 18.Kb1 Rfd8
19. 19.g4 cxd4
20. 20.exd4 Qf6
21. 21.Qd3 Qf4
22. 22.Rhg1 Rac8
23. 23.Ne2 Qd6
24. 24.Nd2 Ne5
25. 25.Qb3 Nc6
26. 26.Ne4 Qb4
27. 27.Qxb4 Nxb4
28. 28.f4 gxf4
29. 29.g5 Kf8
30. 30.Rgf1 Nd5
31. 31.Nxf4 Nxf4
32. 32.Rxf4 Rxd4
33. 33.Rxd4 Bxd4
34. 34.Rf3 Ke7
35. 35.gxh6 Rh8
36. 36.Ra3 b5
37. 37.Ra5 f5
38. 38.Ng3 Bf2
39. 39.Nh1 Bb6
40. 40.Rxb5 Rxh6
41. 41.a4 Rxh5
42. 42.Ng3 Rg5
43. 43.Ne2 Rg2

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