Hikaru Nakamura vs Boris Gelfand

FIDE GP Paris · 2013 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 0-1
Event FIDE GP Paris
Site Elancourt FRA
Round 10.3
Date 2013.10.03
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/3Rpp1k/7p/p3qP2/2P3pP/8/2P1K1P1/6R1 w - - 1 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 Ng4
  7. 7.Bc1 Nf6
  8. 8.Be3 Ng4
  9. 9.Bg5 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 g5
  11. 11.Bg3 Bg7
  12. 12.h3 Ne5
  13. 13.f3 Nbc6
  14. 14.Bf2 Be6
  15. 15.Qd2 Rc8
  16. 16.O-O-O Nxd4
  17. 17.Bxd4 Qa5
  18. 18.a3 O-O
  19. 19.h4 g4
  20. 20.Qf2 Rc6
  21. 21.f4 Rfc8
  22. 22.Qg3 Nd7
  23. 23.Bxg7 Kxg7
  24. 24.f5 Rxc3
  25. 25.bxc3 Qxa3+
  26. 26.Kd2 Nf6
  27. 27.Qd3 Bc4
  28. 28.Qd4 d5
  29. 29.exd5 Bxd5
  30. 30.Rg1 Be4
  31. 31.Bd3 Qa5
  32. 32.Qb4 Qc7
  33. 33.Bxe4 a5
  34. 34.Qxb7 Qf4+
  35. 35.Ke2 Rc7
  36. 36.Qb6 Nxe4
  37. 37.Qd4+ Kh7
  38. 38.c4 Rd7
  39. 39.Qe3 Ng3+
  40. 40.Qxg3 Qxg3
  41. 41.Rxd7 Qe5+

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