Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

Linares · 1994 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 3
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/4b3/8/5k2/2K2P2/p7/R7 w - - 3 45

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.Be3 e6
  7. 7.f3 b5
  8. 8.g4 h6
  9. 9.h4 b4
  10. 10.Nce2 e5
  11. 11.Nb3 Be6
  12. 12.Ng3 d5
  13. 13.Bd3 Nbd7
  14. 14.Qe2 a5
  15. 15.Rg1 a4
  16. 16.Nd2 Qc7
  17. 17.g5 hxg5
  18. 18.hxg5 dxe4
  19. 19.gxf6 exd3
  20. 20.fxg7 Bxg7
  21. 21.Qxd3 a3
  22. 22.b3 e4
  23. 23.Qxe4 Ra5
  24. 24.Rd1 Bc3
  25. 25.Bd4 Nf6
  26. 26.Bxf6 Bxf6
  27. 27.Nc4 Rh4
  28. 28.Qe3 Rxc4
  29. 29.bxc4 Bh4
  30. 30.Kf2 Qxc4
  31. 31.Qd4 Qxc2+
  32. 32.Rd2 Qc5
  33. 33.Rh1 Qxd4+
  34. 34.Rxd4 Bxg3+
  35. 35.Kxg3 Bxa2
  36. 36.Rxb4 Bd5
  37. 37.Rd4 a2
  38. 38.Ra1 Be6
  39. 39.Rd3 Ra4
  40. 40.Kf2 Ke7
  41. 41.Ke3 Kf6
  42. 42.Rd4 Rxd4
  43. 43.Kxd4 Kf5
  44. 44.Kc3 Kf4

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