Event: Round 11: Hong, Andrew - Gelfand, Boris
Date: 2025-06-13
White: Hong, Andrew
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2547
Black: Gelfand, Boris
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2622
Result: 1-0
ECO: A35
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15+10

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:14:44] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:14:50] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:15:25] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:14:52] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:33] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:14:48] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:42] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:14:54] } 5... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:51] } 6. Bg2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:14:54] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:16:00] } 7. Qb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:31] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:52] } 8. Ne4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:14:28] } 8... b6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:18] } 9. d4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:14:01] } 9... cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:21] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:56] } 10... Bg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:51] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:13:51] } 11... f6? { [%eval 1.68] } { Mistake. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:08] } 12. Rac1 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:13:46] } 12... Qd7?? { [%eval 4.14] } { Blunder. Na5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:39] } 13. Rxc6 { [%eval 4.22] [%clk 0:07:54] } 13... Qxc6 { [%eval 4.21] [%clk 0:08:16] } 14. Nxd4 { [%eval 4.22] [%clk 0:07:45] } 14... Qd7 { [%eval 4.33] [%clk 0:07:34] } 15. Nxf6+ { [%eval 4.3] [%clk 0:07:15] } 15... Bxf6 { [%eval 4.28] [%clk 0:07:37] } 16. Bxf6 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:07:17] } 16... Rf8 { [%eval 4.3] [%clk 0:07:08] } 17. Be5?! { [%eval 3.11] } { Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:26] } 17... Kf7?! { [%eval 4.35] } { Inaccuracy. Ba6 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:07] } 18. e4 { [%eval 4.37] [%clk 0:04:12] } 18... Nf6 { [%eval 5.16] [%clk 0:02:39] } 19. Rc1 { [%eval 5.15] [%clk 0:04:04] } 19... Kg8 { [%eval 5.04] [%clk 0:01:47] } 20. Rc7 { [%eval 5.14] [%clk 0:03:07] } 20... Qe8 { [%eval 5.25] [%clk 0:01:19] } 21. Bxf6 { [%clk 0:02:44] } 21... Rxf6 { [%clk 0:01:28] } 22. e5 { [%clk 0:02:53] } 1-0