Hikaru Nakamura vs Boris Gelfand

8th Tal Memorial · 2013 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 0-1 in 45 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 0-1
Event 8th Tal Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 7.2
Date 2013.06.21
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/7p/3N4/p1P2pk1/2n5/6P1/4bK1P/8 w - - 2 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e5
  6. 6.Ndb5 d6
  7. 7.Bg5 a6
  8. 8.Na3 b5
  9. 9.Bxf6 gxf6
  10. 10.Nd5 f5
  11. 11.c4 b4
  12. 12.Nc2 fxe4
  13. 13.g3 Bg7
  14. 14.Bg2 O-O
  15. 15.Bxe4 Rb8
  16. 16.b3 f5
  17. 17.Bg2 e4
  18. 18.Rb1 Qa5
  19. 19.O-O Qxa2
  20. 20.Nde3 Qa5
  21. 21.Qxd6 Rf6
  22. 22.Qf4 Qe5
  23. 23.Qxe5 Nxe5
  24. 24.Nd5 Rf7
  25. 25.Ncxb4 a5
  26. 26.Nc2 Rfb7
  27. 27.Nce3 Nc6
  28. 28.c5 Rxb3
  29. 29.Nb6 Rxb1
  30. 30.Rxb1 Be6
  31. 31.Bf1 Bd4
  32. 32.Rb5 Kf7
  33. 33.Nec4 Kg7
  34. 34.Nd6 Kf6
  35. 35.Na4 e3
  36. 36.fxe3 Bxe3+
  37. 37.Kg2 Bd5+
  38. 38.Kh3 Rxb5
  39. 39.Bxb5 Ne5
  40. 40.Nc3 Bf3
  41. 41.Be2 Bxe2
  42. 42.Nd5+ Kg5
  43. 43.Nxe3 Ng4
  44. 44.Kg2 Nxe3+
  45. 45.Kf2 Nc4

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