Gelfand takes lead in WC rapid playoff

[Event “World Cup 2009”]
[Date “2009.12.14”]
[Round “75”]
[White “Ponomariov, Ruslan”]
[Black “Gelfand, Boris”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[WhiteElo “2739”]
[WhiteCountry “UKR”]
[BlackElo “2758”]
[BlackCountry “ISR”]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d4 e6 6. Nbd2 Ngf6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4 O-O 9. c3 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Rxe4 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Bg5 13. Re2 Bxc1 14. Rxc1 Nf6 15. Kg2 Qa5 16. Qb3 Qb6 17. Rce1 Rad8 18. Re5 Nd7 19. R5e3 Nf6 20. h4 Rd6 21. Re5 Nd7 22. R5e2 Nf6 23. Qc4 Rfd8 24. a4 Nd5 25. Be4 Nf6 26. Bc2 Rd5 27. Qb3 Qxb3 28. Bxb3 R5d6 29. f3 h5 30. Kh3 g6 31. Bc2 Kg7 32. g4 Rd5 33. Re5 Rxe5 34. dxe5 Nd5 35. Kg3 Nb6 36. Re2 Kh6 37. a5 Nc4 38. g5+ Kg7 39. Re4 b5 40. axb6 Nxb6 41. Re2 Kf8 42. Be4 c5 43. b4 cxb4 44. cxb4 Rd4 45. b5 Nd5 46. Rc2 Rb4 47. Rc8+ Ke7 48. Ra8 Rxb5 49. Rxa7+ Kf8 50. Ra8+ Kg7 51. Bxd5 1/2-1/2

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[Event “World Cup 2009”]
[Date “2009.12.14”]
[Round “76”]
[White “Gelfand, Boris”]
[Black “Ponomariov, Ruslan”]
[Result “1-0”]
[WhiteElo “2758”]
[WhiteCountry “ISR”]
[BlackElo “2739”]
[BlackCountry “UKR”]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 c3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Ne1 Be7 12. Nd3 Nd5 13. Bb2 Nb6 14. Rab1 Na5 15. Ba1 Rd8 16. c4 Naxc4 17. Nxc4 Nxc4 18. Bxb7 Bxb7 19. Rxb7 Bf6 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Rc1 Nd6 22. Re7 Nb5 23. a4 Kf8 24. Rb7 Nd6 25. Rbc7 Ne8 26. R7c5 Rab8 27. R1c4 f5 28. Kg2 Rb7 29. a5 Nd6 30. Rd4 Ke8 31. f3 Nb5 32. Rh4 Kf8 33. a6 Rb6 34. Rb4 Rd5 35. Rxd5 exd5 36. Nf4 Nc7 37. Rxb6 axb6 38. a7 d4 39. Nd5 Na8 40. Kf2 Ke8 41. e3 dxe3+ 42. Kxe3 Kd7 43. Nf6+ Ke7 44. Nxh7 f6 45. g4 b5 46. g5 fxg5 47. Nxg5 Kf6 48. f4 b4 49. Kd4 Nb6 50. Nf3 b3 51. Kc3 Ke6 52. h4 1-0

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[Event “World Cup 2009”]
[Date “2009.12.14”]
[Round “77”]
[White “Ponomariov, Ruslan”]
[Black “Gelfand, Boris”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[WhiteElo “2739”]
[WhiteCountry “UKR”]
[BlackElo “2758”]
[BlackCountry “ISR”]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg4 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. e4 e6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Qb3 O-O 10. Be2 b5 11. Ne5 Bxe2 12. Nxc6 Qe8 13. Nxe2 Nxe4 14. Qxb5 Nb6 15. O-O Nd5 16. Rac1 Bd6 17. Qd3 f5 18. f3 Nef6 19. Bf2 Nh5 20. Ne5 Rd8 21. Qa6 Nhf4 22. Nxf4 Nxf4 23. Be3 Nd5 24. Bg5 Bxe5 25. dxe5 Rd7 26. Bd2 Nc7 27. Qa5 Nd5 28. Rc6 Rb7 29. Rc2 Qb8 30. b3 Qxe5 31. Rfc1 h6 32. Kh1 Qd4 33. Qc5 Qxc5 34. Rxc5 Kf7 35. Kg1 Rd8 36. Kf1 Kf6 37. Ke2 g5 38. g3 Rd6 39. Rc6 Rbd7 40. Rxd6 Rxd6 41. Rc4 e5 42. a4 Ke6 43. Rc8 Rb6 44. Rh8 Kf7 45. Rh7+ Kg6 46. Rxa7 Rxb3 47. Ra6+ Kf7 48. Rd6 Nb6 49. Rxh6 f4 50. gxf4 gxf4 51. a5 Nc4 52. a6 Rb2 53. Kd3 Nxd2 54. a7 Ra2 55. Rh8 Nxf3 56. a8Q Rxa8 57. Rxa8 Nxh2 58. Ra6 f3 59. Ke3 e4 60. Ra1 Ke6 61. Rh1 Ng4+ 62. Kxe4 Nf2+ 63. Kxf3 Nxh1 1/2-1/2

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