Judit Polgar vs Boris Gelfand

Dos Hermanas · 1997 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Judit Polgar
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 3
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

r5k1/6R1/1q1p2pp/pp6/5P1Q/P2P3P/1P4P1/7K b - - 0 29

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.Bd3 g6
  7. 7.f4 Bg7
  8. 8.Nf3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Nbd7
  10. 10.Qe1 Nc5
  11. 11.Be3 Nxd3
  12. 12.cxd3 b5
  13. 13.a3 Bd7
  14. 14.h3 a5
  15. 15.e5 Ne8
  16. 16.Qh4 f6
  17. 17.Ne4 Nc7
  18. 18.Rae1 Nd5
  19. 19.e6 Nxe3
  20. 20.Rxe3 Qb6
  21. 21.Re1 Bxe6
  22. 22.Neg5 fxg5
  23. 23.Nxg5 Rf6
  24. 24.Kh1 Bf7
  25. 25.Rxe7 h6
  26. 26.Nxf7 Rxf7
  27. 27.Rxf7 Kxf7
  28. 28.Re7+ Kg8
  29. 29.Rxg7+

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