Wei Yi vs Boris Gelfand

World Blitz 2024 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 72 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2024
Site New York USA
Round 10.7
Date 2024.12.30
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E46)
Moves 72
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6R1/7P/8/3K1B2/1k4P1/2b4r/8/8 w - - 3 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Ne2 Re8
  6. 6.a3 Bf8
  7. 7.e4 d5
  8. 8.e5 Nfd7
  9. 9.h4 c5
  10. 10.Bg5 Qb6
  11. 11.cxd5 cxd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Nxe5
  13. 13.Be2 exd5
  14. 14.Nxd5 Qa5+
  15. 15.Nc3 Nbc6
  16. 16.b4 Qc7
  17. 17.Ndb5 Qd7
  18. 18.Nd5 Qf5
  19. 19.O-O h6
  20. 20.Be3 Rd8
  21. 21.Nbc7 Rb8
  22. 22.b5 Be6
  23. 23.Ra2 Bxd5
  24. 24.Nxd5 Ne7
  25. 25.Rd2 Nxd5
  26. 26.Rxd5 Rxd5
  27. 27.Qxd5 Qe6
  28. 28.Qxe6 fxe6
  29. 29.Bxa7 Ra8
  30. 30.Bd4 Nd7
  31. 31.Bc4 Kf7
  32. 32.Re1 Nc5
  33. 33.Bxc5 Bxc5
  34. 34.Rxe6 Ra4
  35. 35.Re4+ Kf6
  36. 36.g4 g5
  37. 37.h5 Bxa3
  38. 38.Re6+ Kf7
  39. 39.Rc6+ Ke7
  40. 40.Re6+ Kd7
  41. 41.Re4 Kd8
  42. 42.Kg2 Bd6
  43. 43.Kf3 Kc7
  44. 44.Ke2 Kb6
  45. 45.Kd3 Kc5
  46. 46.Rd4 Ra3+
  47. 47.Ke4 Bf4
  48. 48.Bd3 Ra2
  49. 49.Rd5+ Kb6
  50. 50.f3 Ra8
  51. 51.Rd7 Rf8
  52. 52.Kd5 Rf6
  53. 53.Bf5 Kxb5
  54. 54.Rxb7+ Ka6
  55. 55.Rb1 Ka7
  56. 56.Be6 Bg3
  57. 57.Rb3 Ka6
  58. 58.Bf5 Ka5
  59. 59.Bg6 Ka4
  60. 60.Rb7 Rxf3
  61. 61.Rh7 Be1
  62. 62.Rxh6 Kb4
  63. 63.Bf5 Bc3
  64. 64.Rb6+ Ka5
  65. 65.Rg6 Bd2
  66. 66.h6 Rh3
  67. 67.Re6 Kb4
  68. 68.h7 Bc3
  69. 69.Rb6+ Ka3
  70. 70.Rg6 Kb4
  71. 71.Rxg5 Ba1
  72. 72.Rg8 Bc3

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