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Gelfand,B – Shirov,A

Gelfand,B (2700)
Shirov,A (2723)
Result: 1/2-1/2

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Date: March 26, 2003
Location: Monte Carlo MNC
Tournament: Amber Rapid
Round:
Opening: D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 5.e3
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Published on: February 9, 2020

[Event "Amber Rapid"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "2003.03.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gelfand,B"]
[Black "Shirov,A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[ECO "D45"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3 O-O 8.Bb2 a6 9.Be2 b5 10.O-O b4 11.Na4 Ne4 12.Bd3 f5 13.Ne5 Bb7 14.Nxd7 Qxd7 15.f3 Nf6 16.c5 Bc7 17.a3 bxa3 18.Rxa3 Qf7 19.Qe2 Nd7 20.f4 a5 21.Bc3 Ra7 22.Rfa1 Rfa8 23.Nb2 Qf8 24.b4 Qd8 25.Qe1 Ba6 26.bxa5 Nf6 27.Bxa6 Rxa6 28.Nd3 Qe8 29.Qd1 Ne4 30.Be1 h6 31.Rb3 R8a7 32.Rb6 Qa8 33.Rc1 Kh7 34.Nb4 Rxa5 35.Nxc6 R5a6 36.Nxa7 Bxb6 37.cxb6 Rxb6 38.Nc8 Rb8 39.Ne7 Qa3 40.Nc6 Qxe3+ 41.Kh1 Rb2 42.Bg3 Re2 43.Ne5 h5 44.Qf1 Rf2 45.Qg1 Nxg3+ 46.hxg3 Qxg3 47.Qh2 Qxh2+ 48.Kxh2 Rxf4 49.Nf3 Kg6 50.Rc8 Kf6 51.Rf8+ Ke7 52.Rh8 g6 53.Kg3 Rg4+ 54.Kf2 Kf6 55.Rh7 Re4 56.Ra7 g5 57.Ra4 f4 58.Ne5 g4 59.Nd7+ Kf5 60.Nc5 Re3 61.Ra8 g3+ 62.Kf1 f3 63.gxf3 Rxf3+ 64.Kg2 Rc3 65.Rf8+ Kg4 66.Rg8+ Kh4 67.Nxe6 Rc2+ 68.Kf3 Rc3+ 69.Kf4 Kh3 70.Rh8 Kg2 71.Rxh5 Kf2 72.Rh3 Rf3+ 73.Kg4 Re3 74.Nf4 g2 75.Nxg2 Rxh3 76.Kxh3 Kf3 77.Ne1+ Ke4 78.Nc2 Kd3 1/2-1/2

FEN image of position

[Event "Amber Rapid"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "2003.03.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gelfand,B"]
[Black "Shirov,A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[ECO "D45"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3 O-O 8.Bb2 a6 9.Be2 b5 10.O-O b4 11.Na4 Ne4 12.Bd3 f5 13.Ne5 Bb7 14.Nxd7 Qxd7 15.f3 Nf6 16.c5 Bc7 17.a3 bxa3 18.Rxa3 Qf7 19.Qe2 Nd7 20.f4 a5 21.Bc3 Ra7 22.Rfa1 Rfa8 23.Nb2 Qf8 24.b4 Qd8 25.Qe1 Ba6 26.bxa5 Nf6 27.Bxa6 Rxa6 28.Nd3 Qe8 29.Qd1 Ne4 30.Be1 h6 31.Rb3 R8a7 32.Rb6 Qa8 33.Rc1 Kh7 34.Nb4 Rxa5 35.Nxc6 R5a6 36.Nxa7 Bxb6 37.cxb6 Rxb6 38.Nc8 Rb8 39.Ne7 Qa3 40.Nc6 Qxe3+ 41.Kh1 Rb2 42.Bg3 Re2 43.Ne5 h5 44.Qf1 Rf2 45.Qg1 Nxg3+ 46.hxg3 Qxg3 47.Qh2 Qxh2+ 48.Kxh2 Rxf4 49.Nf3 Kg6 50.Rc8 Kf6 51.Rf8+ Ke7 52.Rh8 g6 53.Kg3 Rg4+ 54.Kf2 Kf6 55.Rh7 Re4 56.Ra7 g5 57.Ra4 f4 58.Ne5 g4 59.Nd7+ Kf5 60.Nc5 Re3 61.Ra8 g3+ 62.Kf1 f3 63.gxf3 Rxf3+ 64.Kg2 Rc3 65.Rf8+ Kg4 66.Rg8+ Kh4 67.Nxe6 Rc2+ 68.Kf3 Rc3+ 69.Kf4 Kh3 70.Rh8 Kg2 71.Rxh5 Kf2 72.Rh3 Rf3+ 73.Kg4 Re3 74.Nf4 g2 75.Nxg2 Rxh3 76.Kxh3 Kf3 77.Ne1+ Ke4 78.Nc2 Kd3 1/2-1/2

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