Hikaru Nakamura vs Boris Gelfand

11th Tal Mem Rapid 2018 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 65 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event 11th Tal Mem Rapid 2018
Site Moscow RUS
Round 1.4
Date 2018.03.02
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5kP1/1KP1N3/8/8/6b1/8/8 b - - 2 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 dxc4
  7. 7.e4 g5
  8. 8.Bg3 b5
  9. 9.Be2 Bb7
  10. 10.e5 Nd5
  11. 11.O-O Nxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 c5
  13. 13.a4 a6
  14. 14.Qb1 h5
  15. 15.axb5 h4
  16. 16.Bxc4 hxg3
  17. 17.fxg3 cxd4
  18. 18.bxa6 Bc6
  19. 19.Nxd4 Bc5
  20. 20.Qd3 Bd5
  21. 21.Kh1 Bxc4
  22. 22.Qxc4 Qd5
  23. 23.Qb5+ Nd7
  24. 24.Nf3 Ba7
  25. 25.Qa4 O-O-O
  26. 26.c4 Qe4
  27. 27.Rfe1 Nc5
  28. 28.Rxe4 Nxa4
  29. 29.Nxg5 Nc3
  30. 30.Rf4 Ne2
  31. 31.Rf3 Rd7
  32. 32.h4 Bd4
  33. 33.Rd1 Nxg3+
  34. 34.Rxg3 Bxe5
  35. 35.Rxd7 Bxg3
  36. 36.Rd4 Rxh4+
  37. 37.Rxh4 Bxh4
  38. 38.Nxf7 Kb8
  39. 39.g4 Ka7
  40. 40.g5 Kxa6
  41. 41.Kg2 Kb6
  42. 42.g6 Bf6
  43. 43.Ng5 Kc6
  44. 44.Kf3 Kd7
  45. 45.Ne4 Bb2
  46. 46.Kg4 Bg7
  47. 47.Kg5 Kc6
  48. 48.Kg4 Kd7
  49. 49.Kf4 Ke7
  50. 50.Kg5 Kd7
  51. 51.Nc5+ Kd6
  52. 52.Nd3 Kc6
  53. 53.Kf4 Kd6
  54. 54.Ke4 Ke7
  55. 55.Nf4 Kf6
  56. 56.c5 Ke7
  57. 57.Nh5 Bc3
  58. 58.g7 Kf7
  59. 59.c6 Ba5
  60. 60.Kd4 Bd8
  61. 61.Kc4 Ba5
  62. 62.Kb5 Bd8
  63. 63.Nf4 Bc7
  64. 64.Nxe6 Bg3
  65. 65.Kb6

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