Hikaru Nakamura vs Boris Gelfand

Zurich Korchnoi CC Blitz · 2017 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Zurich Korchnoi CC Blitz
Site Zurich SUI
Round 6.4
Date 2017.04.17
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

2r4k/6pp/p3R3/1p6/4pb2/1B2B2P/PP2K1P1/7n b - - 7 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.Be2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Re8
  9. 9.Bd2 a6
  10. 10.Rad1 e5
  11. 11.dxe5 Nxe5
  12. 12.cxd5 cxd5
  13. 13.Bc1 Nc6
  14. 14.Qb3 Be6
  15. 15.Ng5 Qc7
  16. 16.h3 Rad8
  17. 17.Nxe6 fxe6
  18. 18.Qa4 Bc5
  19. 19.Kh1 Ba7
  20. 20.Qh4 Bb8
  21. 21.f4 e5
  22. 22.Bd3 e4
  23. 23.Bc2 d4
  24. 24.Bb3+ Kh8
  25. 25.exd4 Nxd4
  26. 26.Nd5 Nxd5
  27. 27.Rxd4 Nf6
  28. 28.Be3 b5
  29. 29.Rxd8 Rxd8
  30. 30.Rc1 Qe7
  31. 31.Rc6 Nd5
  32. 32.Qxe7 Nxe7
  33. 33.Re6 Nf5
  34. 34.Bb6 Rf8
  35. 35.Kg1 Ng3
  36. 36.Bc5 Rc8
  37. 37.Be3 Bxf4
  38. 38.Kf2 Nh1+
  39. 39.Ke2 Ng3+
  40. 40.Kf2 Nh1+
  41. 41.Ke2

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