[Event "Match : (GM) Gelfand, Boris - (GM) Steinberg, Nitzan"]
[Site "Nesher , Israel"]
[Date "2026.01.24"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Steinberg, Nitzan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Source "Lichess official broadcasts"]
[License "CC-BY-SA-4.0"]
[BroadcastName "Match : (GM) Gelfand, Boris - (GM) Steinberg, Nitzan"]
[BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/match--gm-gelfand-boris-gm-steinberg-nitzan/round-1/IKr37lQi"]
[GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/match--gm-gelfand-boris-gm-steinberg-nitzan/round-1/IKr37lQi/ZDC4vIid"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2520"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. a4 a5 7. c4 dxc4 8. Nc3 c6 9. e4 Nb6 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Rd1 Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nfd7 14. e5 e6 15. h4 Nd5 16. h5 Re8 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Qxc4 f6 19. exf6 Qxf6 20. Qe2 Rf8 21. Bg4 Rae8 22. Ne4 Qe7 23. Bg5 Qb4 24. Bd2 Qxd4 25. Nd6 Ne5 26. Nxe8 Qxg4 27. Qxg4 Nxg4 28. Nxg7 Kxg7 29. Rf1 b6 30. Rae1 Kf7 31. Kg2 Ngf6 32. Re2 Rh8 33. Rfe1 Re8 34. Bg5 Nd7 35. Rh1 Kg7 36. Re4 e5 37. Reh4 N7f6 38. Bxf6+ Kxf6 39. Rh8 Re6 40. Rf8+ Kg5 41. Rhh8 Nf6 42. Rb8 c5 43. Rhd8 Kf5 44. Kf3 e4+ 45. Ke2 g5 46. Rbc8 Ke5 47. Rc7 Nd5 48. Rg7 Kf6 49. Rgd7 Nb4 50. Rd6 Ke5 51. Rxe6+ Kxe6 52. Ke3 Ke5 53. Re8+ Kd5 54. Rg8 Kc4 55. Rxg5 Nd3 56. g4 Nxb2 57. Re5 Nd1+ 58. Ke2 Nc3+ 59. Kd2 Kd4 60. Re8 Nd5 61. g5 Nf4 62. Rf8 Ne6 63. g6 Kd5 1-0