Peter Svidler vs Boris Gelfand

Legends of Chess Prelim · 2020 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Peter Svidler
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Legends of Chess Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.2
Date 2020.07.23
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/R7/4k3/3b4/3B4/3P4/7r/5K2 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 e6
  4. 4.Bxc6 bxc6
  5. 5.d3 Qc7
  6. 6.Nbd2 e5
  7. 7.O-O Ne7
  8. 8.Nc4 f6
  9. 9.Bd2 d5
  10. 10.Ba5 Qb8
  11. 11.Ne3 Be6
  12. 12.b4 d4
  13. 13.Nc4 cxb4
  14. 14.a3 c5
  15. 15.Nfd2 Nc6
  16. 16.axb4 cxb4
  17. 17.f4 exf4
  18. 18.e5 Nxe5
  19. 19.Nxe5 fxe5
  20. 20.Qh5+ Bf7
  21. 21.Qf3 Be7
  22. 22.Qc6+ Kf8
  23. 23.Nf3 Qe8
  24. 24.Nxe5 Qxc6
  25. 25.Nxc6 g5
  26. 26.Nxe7 Kxe7
  27. 27.Bxb4+ Kf6
  28. 28.Ra6+ Kg7
  29. 29.Be7 Rhc8
  30. 30.Bxg5 Rxc2
  31. 31.Bh6+ Kh8
  32. 32.Rxf4 Bd5
  33. 33.Rg4 Rg8
  34. 34.Bg5 Rg6
  35. 35.Bf6+ Kg8
  36. 36.Rxg6+ hxg6
  37. 37.Bxd4 Rxg2+
  38. 38.Kf1 Rxh2
  39. 39.Rxg6+ Kf7
  40. 40.Rg7+ Ke6
  41. 41.Rxa7

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