Hikaru Nakamura vs Boris Gelfand

39th Olympiad Men · 2010 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 79 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 39th Olympiad Men
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 10
Date 2010.10.01
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 79
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/2p1k3/p1P2p2/Pn1K4/8/6P1/3B4 b - - 12 79

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 dxc4
  7. 7.e4 g5
  8. 8.Bg3 b5
  9. 9.Ne5 Bb7
  10. 10.h4 Bg7
  11. 11.hxg5 hxg5
  12. 12.Rxh8+ Bxh8
  13. 13.Qd2 b4
  14. 14.Qxg5 bxc3
  15. 15.bxc3 Qe7
  16. 16.Nxc4 Nxe4
  17. 17.Qxe7+ Kxe7
  18. 18.Rb1 Ba6
  19. 19.Rxb8 Rxb8
  20. 20.Bxb8 Bxc4
  21. 21.Bxc4 a5
  22. 22.Ba7 Nxc3
  23. 23.Kd2 Nb5
  24. 24.Bc5+ Kd7
  25. 25.Kd3 Bf6
  26. 26.f4 Bh4
  27. 27.f5 exf5
  28. 28.Bxf7 Be1
  29. 29.Bg6 Nd6
  30. 30.a4 Ke6
  31. 31.Ba3 Bg3
  32. 32.Bh5 Nc8
  33. 33.Be8 Ne7
  34. 34.Kc4 Bd6
  35. 35.Bc1 Bb4
  36. 36.Bh6 Kd6
  37. 37.Bf4+ Ke6
  38. 38.Bg5 Kd6
  39. 39.Bf7 Nc8
  40. 40.Kd3 Nb6
  41. 41.Bf4+ Ke7
  42. 42.Bb3 Nd5
  43. 43.Bh6 Kf6
  44. 44.Bc1 Kg6
  45. 45.Bc2 Kh5
  46. 46.Bd1+ Kg6
  47. 47.Bf3 Kf6
  48. 48.Bh6 Kg6
  49. 49.Bc1 Kf6
  50. 50.Kc4 Nb6+
  51. 51.Kb3 Nd5
  52. 52.Be2 Ke6
  53. 53.Bg5 Be7
  54. 54.Bh6 Bb4
  55. 55.Bg7 Ne3
  56. 56.Bf3 Nd5
  57. 57.Be2 Ne3
  58. 58.Bh6 Nd5
  59. 59.Ba6 Kd7
  60. 60.Bc4 Ke6
  61. 61.Be3 Kd7
  62. 62.Bf2 Nf4
  63. 63.Bf1 Nd5
  64. 64.Be2 Nf4
  65. 65.Bf3 Nd5
  66. 66.Bg3 Ne3
  67. 67.Bb8 Bd6
  68. 68.Ba7 Nd5
  69. 69.Kc4 Ne3+
  70. 70.Kc3 Nd5+
  71. 71.Kd3 Bb4
  72. 72.Bc5 Bxc5
  73. 73.dxc5 Ke6
  74. 74.Kd4 Nb4
  75. 75.Bd1 Kf6
  76. 76.Bb3 Na6
  77. 77.Bd1 Nb4
  78. 78.Bf3 Ke6
  79. 79.Bd1

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