Peter Svidler vs Boris Gelfand

Gelfand-Svidler Rapid 2014 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Peter Svidler
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Gelfand-Svidler Rapid 2014
Site Jerusalem ISR
Round 2
Date 2014.07.20
Opening English Opening (A10)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

8/1k2r3/R3p1p1/1pp1P2p/5P2/1PK3P1/7P/8 w - - 10 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.e4 e5
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 exd4
  5. 5.e5 Ne4
  6. 6.Qxd4 Bb4+
  7. 7.Nbd2 Nxd2
  8. 8.Bxd2 Nc6
  9. 9.Qf4 Bxd2+
  10. 10.Qxd2 Qe7
  11. 11.O-O-O b6
  12. 12.Qc3 Qb4
  13. 13.Qxb4 Nxb4
  14. 14.a3 Nc6
  15. 15.c5 Bb7
  16. 16.Bc4 Nd8
  17. 17.Bb5 Bc6
  18. 18.Bxc6 dxc6
  19. 19.Ng5 Ne6
  20. 20.Nxe6 fxe6
  21. 21.Rd2 Rd8
  22. 22.Rhd1 Rd5
  23. 23.cxb6 axb6
  24. 24.f4 Ke7
  25. 25.a4 Rf8
  26. 26.g3 Ra8
  27. 27.b3 b5
  28. 28.axb5 Rxd2
  29. 29.Rxd2 cxb5
  30. 30.Rc2 Kd7
  31. 31.Kb2 h5
  32. 32.Rc5 c6
  33. 33.Rc2 Kc7
  34. 34.Rd2 c5
  35. 35.Rd6 Re8
  36. 36.Kc3 Re7
  37. 37.Ra6 Kb7
  38. 38.Rd6 Kc7
  39. 39.Ra6 Kb7

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