Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Boris Gelfand

Richard Riordan GM Rapid · 2009 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 77 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Richard Riordan GM Rapid
Site Natanya ISR
Round 5
Date 2009.07.13
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 77
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Final Position

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

8/7k/1PK5/2B5/2qP1pp1/7p/7Q/8 b - - 9 77

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nc3 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Be7
  7. 7.Be3 Nd7
  8. 8.Qe2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O-O Bf6
  10. 10.g4 Re8
  11. 11.g5 Be5
  12. 12.Qc4 Nb6
  13. 13.Qh4 Bf5
  14. 14.Bg2 Qd7
  15. 15.Nxe5 Rxe5
  16. 16.b3 Rae8
  17. 17.Rhe1 c6
  18. 18.Qb4 Nd5
  19. 19.Bxd5 cxd5
  20. 20.Rd4 b6
  21. 21.Red1 Re4
  22. 22.a4 Qc6
  23. 23.Kb2 Rc8
  24. 24.Rxe4 Bxe4
  25. 25.Bd4 Qd7
  26. 26.Re1 Bg6
  27. 27.Re2 Qg4
  28. 28.Rd2 Qxg5
  29. 29.Be3 Qe5
  30. 30.Bf4 Qe6
  31. 31.Bxd6 h6
  32. 32.Bf4 Be4
  33. 33.Qd4 Qc6
  34. 34.Re2 Qc5
  35. 35.Qd2 Qc6
  36. 36.Re3 Re8
  37. 37.Rg3 Bg6
  38. 38.Be3 Re4
  39. 39.f3 Re6
  40. 40.h4 Qe8
  41. 41.f4 Kh7
  42. 42.Qf2 Bf5
  43. 43.h5 f6
  44. 44.Qf3 Re4
  45. 45.Qe2 a6
  46. 46.Qf3 b5
  47. 47.axb5 axb5
  48. 48.Bd4 Re2
  49. 49.Rg2 Rxg2
  50. 50.Qxg2 Qe4
  51. 51.Qf2 Bg4
  52. 52.Bc5 Bxh5
  53. 53.Bf8 Bg6
  54. 54.Qa7 Qxc2+
  55. 55.Ka3 Qc1+
  56. 56.Kb4 Qxf4+
  57. 57.Ka5 Bf7
  58. 58.Qxf7 Qg5
  59. 59.Bc5 h5
  60. 60.Kxb5 h4
  61. 61.Qe6 Qh5
  62. 62.Qd6 h3
  63. 63.Qh2 Qf3
  64. 64.Bd4 g5
  65. 65.Kc6 g4
  66. 66.b4 Qf1
  67. 67.b5 Qc4+
  68. 68.Bc5 d4
  69. 69.cxd4 Qe6+
  70. 70.Kc7 Qf7+
  71. 71.Kd6 f5
  72. 72.b6 f4
  73. 73.Kc6 Qe6+
  74. 74.Bd6 Qc4+
  75. 75.Bc5 Qe6+
  76. 76.Bd6 Qc4+
  77. 77.Bc5

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