Hikaru Nakamura vs Boris Gelfand

5th Classic KO 2013 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event 5th Classic KO 2013
Site London ENG
Round 3.1
Date 2013.12.15
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D97)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4pk2/p3nb2/1pBR3p/1P2pP1P/6Pq/P4K2/5Q2 b - - 5 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qb3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 O-O
  7. 7.e4 a6
  8. 8.e5 b5
  9. 9.Qb3 Nfd7
  10. 10.Ng5 Nc6
  11. 11.Nxf7 Rxf7
  12. 12.e6 Nxd4
  13. 13.exf7+ Kf8
  14. 14.Qd1 Nc5
  15. 15.Be3 Bf5
  16. 16.Rc1 Qd6
  17. 17.b4 Ne4
  18. 18.Nxe4 Bxe4
  19. 19.f3 Bf5
  20. 20.Qd2 Rd8
  21. 21.Kf2 Kxf7
  22. 22.Be2 Qf6
  23. 23.Rxc7 Ne6
  24. 24.Rd7 Rc8
  25. 25.Bd3 Rc3
  26. 26.Bxf5 gxf5
  27. 27.f4 Rc4
  28. 28.Rc1 Re4
  29. 29.g3 h5
  30. 30.h4 Qg6
  31. 31.Bc5 Bf6
  32. 32.Re1 Qg4
  33. 33.Rxe4 fxe4
  34. 34.Qd1 Qf5
  35. 35.Rd5 Qh3
  36. 36.Qf1

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