Judit Polgar vs Boris Gelfand

The Game

White	Judit Polgar
Black	Boris Gelfand
Result	1-0
Event	Novgorod
Site	Novgorod
Round	6
Date	1996.00.00
Opening	Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4Q3/6rk/p2P3p/1p4r1/nP6/P7/2P5/1K3R2 b - - 0 42

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.Be3 e5
7. 7.Nb3 Be6
8. 8.f3 Nbd7
9. 9.Qd2 b5
10. 10.g4 Nb6
11. 11.g5 Nfd7
12. 12.Nd5 Rc8
13. 13.O-O-O Bxd5
14. 14.exd5 Nc4
15. 15.Qf2 Be7
16. 16.h4 h6
17. 17.gxh6 gxh6
18. 18.Kb1 Bxh4
19. 19.Qe2 Nxe3
20. 20.Qxe3 Bg5
21. 21.Qe1 O-O
22. 22.Bd3 f5
23. 23.Qg1 Kh7
24. 24.Rh5 Nc5
25. 25.f4 exf4
26. 26.Nd4 Kg6
27. 27.Qh2 Qf6
28. 28.Bxf5+ Qxf5
29. 29.Nxf5 Rxf5
30. 30.Rh1 Rh8
31. 31.Rxg5+ Rxg5
32. 32.Qxf4 Rd8
33. 33.a3 Kg7
34. 34.Rf1 Kh7
35. 35.b4 Na4
36. 36.Qe4+ Kh8
37. 37.Qe7 Rdg8
38. 38.Qxd6 Kh7
39. 39.Qe7+ R8g7
40. 40.Qe4+ Kg8
41. 41.Qe8+ Kh7
42. 42.d6

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