Peter Svidler vs Boris Gelfand

TCh-RUS · 2008 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Peter Svidler
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event TCh-RUS
Site Dagomys RUS
Round 5
Date 2008.04.06
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5Rp1/3Pr2p/p1K1k3/b5P1/P4P2/8/5B2 b - - 0 46

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.Nc3 Bf5
  11. 11.a3 Nxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 Nc6
  13. 13.Re1 Re8
  14. 14.Bf4 dxc4
  15. 15.Bxc4 Bd6
  16. 16.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  17. 17.Ng5 Bg6
  18. 18.Bxd6 cxd6
  19. 19.h4 Qe7
  20. 20.Qg4 h6
  21. 21.Nh3 Qe4
  22. 22.Qg3 Rc8
  23. 23.Bf1 Ne7
  24. 24.Qxd6 Qxh4
  25. 25.Re1 Nf5
  26. 26.Qb4 b6
  27. 27.Re5 Qf6
  28. 28.Nf4 Ne7
  29. 29.Qxe7 Qxf4
  30. 30.Re3 Qc7
  31. 31.d5 Qxe7
  32. 32.Rxe7 Rd8
  33. 33.c4 a5
  34. 34.Rb7 Rd6
  35. 35.Rb8+ Kh7
  36. 36.f3 Bf5
  37. 37.Kf2 Kg6
  38. 38.Ke3 Kg5
  39. 39.Kd4 Kf4
  40. 40.c5 bxc5+
  41. 41.Kxc5 Rf6
  42. 42.g4 Bd7
  43. 43.Rb7 Ba4
  44. 44.d6 Ke5
  45. 45.Re7+ Re6
  46. 46.Rxf7

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