Peter Svidler vs Boris Gelfand

FIDE WCh KO · 2001 · French, Advance · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Peter Svidler
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event FIDE WCh KO
Site Moscow RUS
Round 5.5
Date 2001.12.07
Opening French, Advance (C02)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/1P4Qp/4pk1P/2Bn4/P4P2/1q3P2/6K1 b - - 6 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 c5
  4. 4.c3 Qb6
  5. 5.Nf3 Bd7
  6. 6.a3 Bb5
  7. 7.c4 dxc4
  8. 8.Nc3 cxd4
  9. 9.Nxb5 Qxb5
  10. 10.Qxd4 Nc6
  11. 11.Qf4 Qa5+
  12. 12.Bd2 Bb4
  13. 13.Bxc4 Bxd2+
  14. 14.Qxd2 Qc5
  15. 15.Qc3 Nge7
  16. 16.b4 Qb6
  17. 17.O-O O-O
  18. 18.Rad1 Rad8
  19. 19.Bd3 h6
  20. 20.h4 Rd5
  21. 21.Be4 Rxd1
  22. 22.Rxd1 Rd8
  23. 23.Rd6 Rc8
  24. 24.Qd3 a6
  25. 25.h5 Rd8
  26. 26.Nh2 Nc8
  27. 27.Rd7 N8e7
  28. 28.Ng4 Rxd7
  29. 29.Qxd7 Qd8
  30. 30.Qxb7 Nxe5
  31. 31.Ne3 f5
  32. 32.Bc2 Qd6
  33. 33.Bb3 f4
  34. 34.Nc4 Nxc4
  35. 35.Bxc4 Qd1+
  36. 36.Bf1 Nf5
  37. 37.Qxa6 Nd4
  38. 38.Qd3 Qa1
  39. 39.b5 e5
  40. 40.b6 f3
  41. 41.gxf3 Qb2
  42. 42.Qc4+ Kf8
  43. 43.Qc5+ Kf7
  44. 44.Bc4+ Kf6
  45. 45.Qf8+ Kg5
  46. 46.Qxg7+ Kf5
  47. 47.Bd3+ Ke6
  48. 48.Bc4+ Kf5
  49. 49.Qg6+

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