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Gelfand, Boris vs Sokolov, Ivan

Hoogovens • Wijk aan Zee • 1996

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Hoogovens

Gelfand, Boris vs Sokolov, Ivan
Wijk aan Zee • 1996
1-0
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nf3Bg74.g3c55.Nc3cxd46.Nxd4O-O7.Bg2Qc78.b3d59.Ndb5Qa510.Bd2dxc411.bxc4Qd812.O-Oa613.Na3Bf514.Nc2Nc615.Ne3Qd416.Rc1Rad817.Nxf5gxf518.Nd5Ne419.Be3Qxd120.Rfxd1e621.Bxe4fxe422.Nb6Rxd1+23.Rxd1Rd824.Rb1Bd425.Bxd4Rxd426.Rb2Kg727.c5Rb428.Rd2Rb1+29.Kg2Rc130.Nd7f531.Rb2Na532.Rb6Rc233.Kf1Kf734.c6Nxc635.Rxb7Nd436.f4Nxe237.Ne5+Ke838.Rxh7Rxa239.Nc6Kf840.Ra7Nc341.Ra8+Kg742.Ra7+Kh643.Ne5e344.Nf7+Kg745.Ne5+Kf846.Ra8+Ke747.Ra7+Kd648.Rd7+Kc549.Rc7+Kb450.Nd3+Kb551.Rxc3Rd252.h4a553.Nc1Rd1+54.Ke2Rg155.Kxe3Rxg3+56.Kd4Rg457.Nd3Rxh458.Rc5+Kb659.Re5a460.Rxe6+Kb561.Re5+Kb662.Kc4Rh363.Rb5+Kc664.Ra5Re365.Ra6+Kc766.Rxa4Re4+67.Kb3Rxa468.Kxa4Kd669.Kb4Kd570.Kc3Ke471.Kc4Ke372.Kd51-0

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Result

1-0

White wins

Moves

72

Opening

A31

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation

Date

1996.??.??

Moves

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