Alexei Shirov vs Boris Gelfand

24th ECC · 2008 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 24th ECC
Site Kallithea GRE
Round 4
Date 2008.10.20
Opening Petroff Defense (C43)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

3r4/6kp/1p4p1/p3b3/4P3/1P1B1RPP/2P5/7K b - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 Nxe4
  4. 4.Bd3 d5
  5. 5.dxe5 Be7
  6. 6.O-O Nc5
  7. 7.Be2 O-O
  8. 8.Be3 Nc6
  9. 9.Nc3 Be6
  10. 10.Nb5 Nd7
  11. 11.Bf4 a6
  12. 12.Nbd4 Nxd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 c5
  14. 14.Nxe6 fxe6
  15. 15.Bg3 c4
  16. 16.Bg4 Nc5
  17. 17.b4 cxb3
  18. 18.axb3 a5
  19. 19.f3 Bh4
  20. 20.Qd4 Bxg3
  21. 21.Qxc5 Bxe5
  22. 22.Bxe6+ Kh8
  23. 23.Rae1 Bd6
  24. 24.Qxd5 Qc7
  25. 25.h3 Bg3
  26. 26.Re2 Rfe8
  27. 27.Qb5 Rad8
  28. 28.Kh1 Qd6
  29. 29.Bc4 Rxe2
  30. 30.Bxe2 b6
  31. 31.Bd3 Qc5
  32. 32.Qa4 Qd4
  33. 33.Qc6 g6
  34. 34.Qe4 Qxe4
  35. 35.fxe4 Kg7
  36. 36.Rf3 Be5
  37. 37.g3

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