Peter Svidler vs Boris Gelfand

Levitov Chess Week Blitz · 2019 · English Opening · 1-0 in 69 moves

The Game

White Peter Svidler
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Levitov Chess Week Blitz
Site Amsterdam NED
Round 7.4
Date 2019.08.03
Opening English Opening (A36)
Moves 69
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2k5/4KP1R/8/4N3/4r3/8/8 b - - 0 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.Qd2 e6
  7. 7.b3 Nge7
  8. 8.Bb2 O-O
  9. 9.h4 d5
  10. 10.h5 b6
  11. 11.hxg6 hxg6
  12. 12.Nf3 d4
  13. 13.Ne4 e5
  14. 14.O-O-O f6
  15. 15.g4 Bxg4
  16. 16.Rdg1 Qd7
  17. 17.Kb1 Kf7
  18. 18.Rh4 Rh8
  19. 19.Nfg5+ fxg5
  20. 20.Nxg5+ Kf8
  21. 21.Bxc6 Qxc6
  22. 22.Rhxg4 Ke8
  23. 23.Ne4 Kd7
  24. 24.b4 Bh6
  25. 25.Qe1 Rab8
  26. 26.Ka1 Qa4
  27. 27.bxc5 b5
  28. 28.Qd1 Qxd1+
  29. 29.Rxd1 bxc4
  30. 30.dxc4 Bg7
  31. 31.Bc1 Rb4
  32. 32.Bg5 Nc6
  33. 33.Bd2 Rxc4
  34. 34.Rxg6 Bf8
  35. 35.Rb1 Kc7
  36. 36.Rb5 a6
  37. 37.Ba5+ Nxa5
  38. 38.Rxa5 Rc2
  39. 39.Ng3 Bxc5
  40. 40.Raxa6 Kb7
  41. 41.Rae6 Ba3
  42. 42.Rb6+ Kc7
  43. 43.Rb3 Rc1+
  44. 44.Rb1 Rb8
  45. 45.Rxc1+ Bxc1
  46. 46.a4 Rb4
  47. 47.Ra6 Bd2
  48. 48.Ka2 Bc3
  49. 49.Ka3 Rb1
  50. 50.Re6 Ra1+
  51. 51.Kb3 Rb1+
  52. 52.Kc2 Ra1
  53. 53.Rxe5 Rxa4
  54. 54.Kd3 Ra2
  55. 55.Rd5 Rd2+
  56. 56.Ke4 Kc6
  57. 57.f4 Rd1
  58. 58.Rd8 Kc7
  59. 59.Rg8 d3
  60. 60.exd3 Re1+
  61. 61.Kd5 Bd2
  62. 62.f5 Rd1
  63. 63.Ne4 Be3
  64. 64.Rg7+ Kd8
  65. 65.f6 Rxd3+
  66. 66.Ke6 Bh6
  67. 67.Rh7 Re3
  68. 68.Rh8+ Kc7
  69. 69.Rxh6

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Peter Svidler and Boris Gelfand, or browse all Peter Svidler games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.