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Gelfand,B – Macieja,B

Gelfand,B (2704)
Macieja,B (2588)
Result: 1/2-1/2

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Date: July 9, 2001
Location: Portoroz SLO
Tournament: Milan Vidmar Mem
Round:
Opening: D85 Grünfeld, Nadanian Variation
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Published on: February 9, 2020

[Event "Milan Vidmar Mem"]
[Site "Portoroz SLO"]
[Date "2001.07.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gelfand,B"]
[Black "Macieja,B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[ECO "D85"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Rb1 O-O 9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qxa2 12.O-O Bg4 13.Bg5 h6 14.Be3 Nc6 15.d5 Na5 16.Bc5 Bf6 17.e5 Bxe5 18.Rb4 Bxf3 19.Bxf3 Rae8 20.Be3 Nc4 21.Bxh6 Nd6 22.h4 Rc8 23.h5 Qc2 24.hxg6 Qxd1 25.Rxd1 f5 26.Bxf8 Kxf8 27.Ra4 b5 28.Rxa7 b4 29.Rb1 Rb8 30.Rb3 Bc3 31.Rc7 Ra8 32.Rb1 Rd8 33.Be2 Ne8 34.Ra7 Nd6 35.Bd3 Rc8 36.Kf1 Rc5 37.g7+ Bxg7 38.Rxb4 Rxd5 39.Bc2 Bf6 40.Bb3 Rc5 41.g4 Kg7 42.gxf5 Rxf5 43.Ra8 Kh6 44.Rg8 Rb5 45.Rxb5 Nxb5 46.Bc2 Bg7 47.Kg2 Nd4 48.Bb1 Ne6 49.Kg3 Nd4 50.Kg4 Ne6 51.Kf3 Ng5+ 52.Ke3 Bf6 53.Rg6+ Kh5 54.f4 Ne6 55.Rg2 Kh6 56.Ke4 Kh5 57.Kf3 Kh6 58.Bf5 Nc5 59.Rg6+ Kh5 60.Rg8 Nb7 61.Rg1 Kh6 62.Ke3 Nd6 63.Bc2 Kh5 64.Bd3 Kh6 65.Rg2 Kh5 66.Kd2 Kh6 67.Kc2 Kh5 68.Kb3 Bd4 69.Kb4 Be3 70.f5 Bd4 71.Rg6 Kh4 72.Bc2 Bf6 73.Kc5 Nf7 74.Rg1 Kh3 75.Be4 Kh2 76.Rg2+ Kh3 77.Bd5 Nh6 78.Rg6 Ng4 79.Bc4 Ne5 80.Rg8 Nf3 81.Bf1+ Kh4 82.Rg2 Nd4 83.Bd3 Kh3 84.Ra2 Kg3 85.Kd5 Kf4 86.Ra4 Ke3 87.Bb1 Nb5 88.Rb4 Nd4 89.Rb6 Bg7 90.Rg6 Bf6 91.Rg4 Nb5 92.Bc2 Nd4 93.Bb1 Nb5 94.Kc5 Nc3 95.Bc2 Ne2 96.Kc4 Nc3 97.Rg3+ Kf4 98.Rg1 Ke3 99.Bd3 Kf4 100.Re1 Na4 101.Re4+ Kf3 102.Bc2 Nb6+ 103.Kc5 Nd7+ 104.Kd5 Nf8 105.Bd1+ Kg3 106.Rg4+ Kf2 107.Rf4+ Ke3 108.Rf3+ Kd2 109.Ba4 Nh7 110.Bb5 Ng5 111.Rg3 Nf7 112.Rd3+ Ke1 113.Be8 Ke2 114.Ra3 Nd6 115.Bh5+ Kd2 116.Ke6 Nb5 117.Ra5 Nd4+ 118.Kf7 Ke3 1/2-1/2

FEN image of position

[Event "Milan Vidmar Mem"]
[Site "Portoroz SLO"]
[Date "2001.07.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gelfand,B"]
[Black "Macieja,B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[ECO "D85"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Rb1 O-O 9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qxa2 12.O-O Bg4 13.Bg5 h6 14.Be3 Nc6 15.d5 Na5 16.Bc5 Bf6 17.e5 Bxe5 18.Rb4 Bxf3 19.Bxf3 Rae8 20.Be3 Nc4 21.Bxh6 Nd6 22.h4 Rc8 23.h5 Qc2 24.hxg6 Qxd1 25.Rxd1 f5 26.Bxf8 Kxf8 27.Ra4 b5 28.Rxa7 b4 29.Rb1 Rb8 30.Rb3 Bc3 31.Rc7 Ra8 32.Rb1 Rd8 33.Be2 Ne8 34.Ra7 Nd6 35.Bd3 Rc8 36.Kf1 Rc5 37.g7+ Bxg7 38.Rxb4 Rxd5 39.Bc2 Bf6 40.Bb3 Rc5 41.g4 Kg7 42.gxf5 Rxf5 43.Ra8 Kh6 44.Rg8 Rb5 45.Rxb5 Nxb5 46.Bc2 Bg7 47.Kg2 Nd4 48.Bb1 Ne6 49.Kg3 Nd4 50.Kg4 Ne6 51.Kf3 Ng5+ 52.Ke3 Bf6 53.Rg6+ Kh5 54.f4 Ne6 55.Rg2 Kh6 56.Ke4 Kh5 57.Kf3 Kh6 58.Bf5 Nc5 59.Rg6+ Kh5 60.Rg8 Nb7 61.Rg1 Kh6 62.Ke3 Nd6 63.Bc2 Kh5 64.Bd3 Kh6 65.Rg2 Kh5 66.Kd2 Kh6 67.Kc2 Kh5 68.Kb3 Bd4 69.Kb4 Be3 70.f5 Bd4 71.Rg6 Kh4 72.Bc2 Bf6 73.Kc5 Nf7 74.Rg1 Kh3 75.Be4 Kh2 76.Rg2+ Kh3 77.Bd5 Nh6 78.Rg6 Ng4 79.Bc4 Ne5 80.Rg8 Nf3 81.Bf1+ Kh4 82.Rg2 Nd4 83.Bd3 Kh3 84.Ra2 Kg3 85.Kd5 Kf4 86.Ra4 Ke3 87.Bb1 Nb5 88.Rb4 Nd4 89.Rb6 Bg7 90.Rg6 Bf6 91.Rg4 Nb5 92.Bc2 Nd4 93.Bb1 Nb5 94.Kc5 Nc3 95.Bc2 Ne2 96.Kc4 Nc3 97.Rg3+ Kf4 98.Rg1 Ke3 99.Bd3 Kf4 100.Re1 Na4 101.Re4+ Kf3 102.Bc2 Nb6+ 103.Kc5 Nd7+ 104.Kd5 Nf8 105.Bd1+ Kg3 106.Rg4+ Kf2 107.Rf4+ Ke3 108.Rf3+ Kd2 109.Ba4 Nh7 110.Bb5 Ng5 111.Rg3 Nf7 112.Rd3+ Ke1 113.Be8 Ke2 114.Ra3 Nd6 115.Bh5+ Kd2 116.Ke6 Nb5 117.Ra5 Nd4+ 118.Kf7 Ke3 1/2-1/2

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