Judit Polgar vs Boris Gelfand

World Blitz · 2009 · French Defense · 0-1 in 73 moves

The Game

White Judit Polgar
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 0-1
Event World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 41
Date 2009.11.18
Opening French Defense (C10)
Moves 73
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1K1k4/8/2B1p3/5p2/4n1p1/8/8/8 w - - 0 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bd7
  5. 5.Nf3 Bc6
  6. 6.Ng3 Nd7
  7. 7.Bd3 Ngf6
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.c4 O-O
  10. 10.b3 Bxf3
  11. 11.Qxf3 c6
  12. 12.Bb2 Qa5
  13. 13.Rfe1 Ba3
  14. 14.Bxa3 Qxa3
  15. 15.Re2 Rfd8
  16. 16.h3 Nf8
  17. 17.Ne4 Nxe4
  18. 18.Qxe4 Qd6
  19. 19.Rd1 Rd7
  20. 20.c5 Qc7
  21. 21.Red2 Rad8
  22. 22.Bf1 Qa5
  23. 23.Bc4 Ng6
  24. 24.Qe3 Ne7
  25. 25.Qf4 Nd5
  26. 26.Qe5 Nc3
  27. 27.Ra1 Nb5
  28. 28.Rad1 Nc3
  29. 29.Ra1 Qc7
  30. 30.Qxc7 Rxc7
  31. 31.Kf1 Rcd7
  32. 32.Rd3 Nd5
  33. 33.Rad1 Ne7
  34. 34.g4 g5
  35. 35.b4 Ng6
  36. 36.b5 Nf4
  37. 37.R3d2 Nxh3
  38. 38.Ke2 Nf4+
  39. 39.Ke3 Kg7
  40. 40.a4 Kf6
  41. 41.a5 cxb5
  42. 42.Bxb5 Rc7
  43. 43.a6 bxa6
  44. 44.Bxa6 h5
  45. 45.gxh5 Nxh5
  46. 46.Be2 Nf4
  47. 47.Bf3 Ng6
  48. 48.Ra1 Ne7
  49. 49.Be4 Nd5+
  50. 50.Kd3 Nf4+
  51. 51.Kc4 Ke7
  52. 52.Rda2 Rdd7
  53. 53.c6 Rd8
  54. 54.Rxa7 Rc8
  55. 55.Kc5 f5
  56. 56.Bc2 Nh3
  57. 57.Rh1 g4
  58. 58.d5 Rxa7
  59. 59.d6+ Kf6
  60. 60.Kb6 Ra2
  61. 61.d7 Rb2+
  62. 62.Ka7 Rc7+
  63. 63.Ka8 Ke7
  64. 64.Ba4 Rb6
  65. 65.Rc1 Nxf2
  66. 66.Rc2 Ne4
  67. 67.Rh2 Rbxc6
  68. 68.Rh7+ Kd8
  69. 69.Kb8 Rxd7
  70. 70.Rh8+ Ke7
  71. 71.Bxc6 Rd4
  72. 72.Rg8 Rd8+
  73. 73.Rxd8 Kxd8

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