Nigel Short vs Boris Gelfand

20th ECC · 2004 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 20th ECC
Site Izmir TUR
Round 7
Date 2004.10.09
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

8/2p2p2/7k/2Q4P/5q2/2P5/5PK1/8 w - - 2 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.c4 Nb4
  9. 9.Be2 O-O
  10. 10.a3 Nc6
  11. 11.Qc2 Bf6
  12. 12.Nc3 Nxc3
  13. 13.bxc3 Be6
  14. 14.Bd3 h6
  15. 15.cxd5 Bxd5
  16. 16.Rb1 Re8
  17. 17.Bf4 Na5
  18. 18.Rfd1 Nc4
  19. 19.Rb4 b5
  20. 20.Rxb5 Bxf3
  21. 21.Bxc4 Bxd1
  22. 22.Qxd1 Qe7
  23. 23.g3 Qxa3
  24. 24.Rc5 Re7
  25. 25.Bxh6 Rae8
  26. 26.Bd2 Rb8
  27. 27.Kg2 Qb2
  28. 28.Bf4 Qb7+
  29. 29.Bd5 Qc8
  30. 30.h4 Rb6
  31. 31.h5 a6
  32. 32.Qf3 Rb5
  33. 33.Rc6 Rb6
  34. 34.Rc5 Rb5
  35. 35.Rxb5 axb5
  36. 36.g4 Qd8
  37. 37.g5 Rd7
  38. 38.gxf6 Rxd5
  39. 39.Be5 Rxe5
  40. 40.dxe5 gxf6
  41. 41.exf6 Kh7
  42. 42.Qf5+ Kh6
  43. 43.Qxb5 Qxf6
  44. 44.Qc5 Qf4

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