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Van Wely,L vs Gelfand,B

Amber Rapid • Nice FRA • 2008

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Amber Rapid

Van Wely,L vs Gelfand,B
Nice FRA • 2008
1/2-1/2
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.Nf3c52.c4Nc63.g3g64.Bg2Bg75.Nc3e66.a3Nge77.b4b68.Rb1O-O9.O-Od510.bxc5bxc511.Qa4Bd712.Qa6Bc813.Qa4Bd714.Qa6Qa515.Qxa5Nxa516.cxd5exd517.Ne1Bc618.Nd3d419.Ne4c420.Nb4Rab821.d3f522.Bg5Bxe423.dxe4Rfe824.Rfc1c325.e3h626.Bf4Rbc827.exd4Bxd428.Bxh6Nc429.Nc2Bb630.Rd1fxe431.Bxe4Nf532.Bxf5gxf533.Kf1Kf734.h4Ne535.Rb5Ng436.Rxf5+Ke637.Rfd5Nxf238.Rd6+Kf739.Rd7+Re740.Bg5Rxd741.Rxd7+Ke642.Re7+Kd543.Ke2Ng444.Bf4Kc445.Kf3Nf646.g4Nd547.Re4+Kb348.Nb4Nxf449.Rxf4a550.Nd3c251.Rf6Bd452.Rd6Kc353.Nc1Bc554.Rd5Rf8+55.Kg3Bf2+56.Kh3Be357.Ne2+Kb258.Rb5+Ka259.g5Rf260.g6Bh661.Re5Kxa362.Nc1Rf163.Rxa5+Kb464.Ra1Kb565.Kg2Rd166.Kf3Kc667.h5Kd668.Ra6+Ke569.Ra5+Kf670.Ra6+Kg571.Ra5+Kh472.Rc5Rxc173.Ke2Kg474.Rc4+Kxh575.Kd3Kxg676.Rxc2Rg177.Rc5Bg778.Ke4Re1+79.Kd3Kf680.Ra5Ke681.Ra6+Kf582.Ra5+Be583.Ra4Rd1+84.Ke3Rc185.Kd2Rc386.Rb4Rh387.Ra4Ke688.Ke2Kd589.Kd2Bd490.Kc2Ke491.Rc4Rh2+92.Kb3Kd393.Rb4Bc394.Rb5Rh195.Rd5+Bd496.Rb5Rh297.Rb4Bc398.Rb5Kd499.Ka4Kc4100.Rb4+Kd3101.Rb5Rh8102.Kb3Rd8103.Rb7Bd4104.Rb5Rc8105.Rb4Rc1106.Rb5Bc5107.Ka4Kc4108.Rb4+Kd5109.Rb2Ra1+110.Kb5Ra8111.Rb3Kd4112.Rh3Rb8+113.Kc6Rb6+114.Kc7Rg6115.Rh5Bd6+116.Kd7Be5117.Rh7Kd5118.Rf7Ra6119.Re7Bf6120.Rf7Ke5121.Ke8Ke6122.Re7+Kf5123.Rb7Rd6124.Rd7Re6+125.Kf7Ra6126.Rd5+Be5127.Rd7Re6128.Re7Rh6129.Rd7Bd6130.Kg7Kg5131.Kf7Rf6+132.Kg8Re6133.Kf7Kf5134.Rb7Be5135.Re7Rh6136.Rd7Bd61/2-1/2

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Result

1/2-1/2

Draw

Moves

136

Opening

A37

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3

Date

2008.03.18

Moves

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