Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Boris Gelfand

6th Zurich Opening Blitz · 2017 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event 6th Zurich Opening Blitz
Site Zurich SUI
Round 7.1
Date 2017.04.12
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/R4bk1/6p1/5pKp/7P/4p1P1/5P2/8 w - - 0 53

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.h4 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.Bg5 Nbd7
  9. 9.a4 b6
  10. 10.Bc4 Bb7
  11. 11.Qe2 h6
  12. 12.Bxf6 Nxf6
  13. 13.Rd1 h5
  14. 14.Rh3 g6
  15. 15.Nd2 Kf8
  16. 16.Nf1 b5
  17. 17.axb5 axb5
  18. 18.Bxb5 Qa5
  19. 19.Nd2 Qb4
  20. 20.Qc4 Qa5
  21. 21.Bc6 Rc8
  22. 22.Qb5 Qxb5
  23. 23.Bxb5 Kg7
  24. 24.Rd3 Rhd8
  25. 25.g3 d5
  26. 26.exd5 Nxd5
  27. 27.Nxd5 Rxd5
  28. 28.Rxd5 Bxd5
  29. 29.c3 Rb8
  30. 30.Bc4 Bc6
  31. 31.b4 Rc8
  32. 32.Ra1 e4
  33. 33.Ra7 Kf8
  34. 34.b5 Be8
  35. 35.Rb7 f5
  36. 36.b6 Bd8
  37. 37.Bd5 Rxc3
  38. 38.Rb8 Ke7
  39. 39.b7 Rc1+
  40. 40.Ke2 Bb5+
  41. 41.Bc4 Rxc4
  42. 42.Nxc4 Bxc4+
  43. 43.Kd1 Bb3+
  44. 44.Kc1 Bd5
  45. 45.Rxd8 Bxb7
  46. 46.Rb8 Bd5
  47. 47.Kd2 Kf6
  48. 48.Ke3 Bf7
  49. 49.Kf4 Kg7
  50. 50.Kg5 Be6
  51. 51.Rb7+ Bf7
  52. 52.Ra7 e3

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