Igor Sotnikov vs Efim Geller

RUS-ch · 1995 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 62 moves

The Game

White Igor Sotnikov
Black Efim Geller
Result 1/2-1/2
Event RUS-ch
Site Elista
Round 6
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D53)
Moves 62
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/6pp/7k/2R4P/r7/6K1 b - - 11 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Bxe7 Qxe7
  9. 9.e3 c5
  10. 10.Be2 Rd8
  11. 11.O-O Nc6
  12. 12.Bb5 cxd4
  13. 13.exd4 Nxc3
  14. 14.bxc3 Bd7
  15. 15.Qe2 Rac8
  16. 16.Rac1 Qa3
  17. 17.Rc2 Ne7
  18. 18.Bxd7 Rxd7
  19. 19.c4 Rdc7
  20. 20.h3 Qa6
  21. 21.Rfc1 Nc6
  22. 22.Rb1 Rd8
  23. 23.Qe4 Rcd7
  24. 24.Rb5 Qa4
  25. 25.Rcb2 Qd1+
  26. 26.Kh2 Nxd4
  27. 27.Rxb7 Nxf3+
  28. 28.Qxf3 Qxf3
  29. 29.gxf3 Rd3
  30. 30.Kg3 Rc3
  31. 31.Rxa7 Rxc4
  32. 32.Rbb7 Rd5
  33. 33.Rxf7 Rg5+
  34. 34.Kh2 Rc2
  35. 35.Rf4 Rxf2+
  36. 36.Kh1 Rd5
  37. 37.Rg4 Rd1+
  38. 38.Rg1 Rxg1+
  39. 39.Kxg1 Rxf3
  40. 40.Kg2 Rc3
  41. 41.Re7 Rc6
  42. 42.Ra7 Kh7
  43. 43.a4 Kg6
  44. 44.a5 Rc2+
  45. 45.Kg3 Rc3+
  46. 46.Kg2 Ra3
  47. 47.a6 Kf6
  48. 48.Kh2 g6
  49. 49.Ra8 Kg5
  50. 50.a7 e5
  51. 51.Re8 Rxa7
  52. 52.Rxe5+ Kf4
  53. 53.Rb5 Ra2+
  54. 54.Kg1 h5
  55. 55.Rb3 Re2
  56. 56.Rb6 g5
  57. 57.Rb5 Re5
  58. 58.Rb4+ Kg3
  59. 59.Rb3+ Kh4
  60. 60.Kg2 Re2+
  61. 61.Kg1 Ra2
  62. 62.Rc3

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