Hikaru Nakamura vs Boris Gelfand

6th Tal Memorial · 2011 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th Tal Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 1
Date 2011.11.16
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

6k1/3n1pp1/q1p1p2p/2PpP2P/3P4/6P1/1RQ1NPK1/r7 b - - 8 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.c5 Nh5
  8. 8.Be2 Nxf4
  9. 9.exf4 c6
  10. 10.O-O b6
  11. 11.b4 a5
  12. 12.a3 Qc7
  13. 13.g3 Ba6
  14. 14.Re1 Bf6
  15. 15.Ne5 Bxe5
  16. 16.fxe5 Qb7
  17. 17.Bxa6 Rxa6
  18. 18.Qe2 axb4
  19. 19.axb4 Rfa8
  20. 20.Rab1 Ra3
  21. 21.Rec1 bxc5
  22. 22.bxc5 Qa7
  23. 23.Kg2 h6
  24. 24.h4 Rb8
  25. 25.Rxb8+ Qxb8
  26. 26.Rb1 Qa7
  27. 27.Qc2 Qa6
  28. 28.Ne2 Ra2
  29. 29.Rb2 Ra1
  30. 30.h5 Qa5
  31. 31.Qd2 Qa6
  32. 32.Qc2 Qa5
  33. 33.Qd2 Qa6
  34. 34.Qc2

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