Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

GMA-Open · 1989 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GMA-Open
Site Moscow
Round 5
Date 1989.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 21
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

r5k1/4bppp/2qp1n2/1p2pP2/4P3/3Q4/1PPNB1PP/5R1K b - - 3 21

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O Be6
  9. 9.Be3 Nbd7
  10. 10.f4 Qc7
  11. 11.a4 O-O
  12. 12.a5 b5
  13. 13.axb6 Nxb6
  14. 14.f5 Bc4
  15. 15.Kh1 Rfc8
  16. 16.Bxb6 Qxb6
  17. 17.Ra4 Bb5
  18. 18.Nxb5 axb5
  19. 19.Rxa8 Rxa8
  20. 20.Qd3 Qc6
  21. 21.Nd2

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