Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

The Game

White	Viswanathan Anand
Black	Boris Gelfand
Result	1-0
Event	Dos Hermanas
Site	Dos Hermanas
Round	8
Date	1996.00.00
Opening	Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5bk1/1p4p1/p1r2N2/3Np2q/2R4p/1P3r1P/1PP1Q3/3R3K b - - 1 42

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 e5
7. 7.Nf3 Be7
8. 8.Bc4 O-O
9. 9.O-O Nc6
10. 10.Bg5 Be6
11. 11.Bb3 Na5
12. 12.Bxf6 Bxf6
13. 13.Nd5 Bg5
14. 14.Qd3 Rc8
15. 15.Rfd1 Kh8
16. 16.Nc3 Be7
17. 17.Nd5 Bg5
18. 18.Kh1 Bh6
19. 19.Nc3 Nxb3
20. 20.axb3 Qb6
21. 21.Kg1 Rc6
22. 22.Qe2 Qc7
23. 23.Ne1 f5
24. 24.Nd3 fxe4
25. 25.Qxe4 Qf7
26. 26.Qe2 Qg6
27. 27.f3 Bf5
28. 28.Nb4 Rc7
29. 29.Nbd5 Rcf7
30. 30.Ne4 Bg5
31. 31.Ndc3 Be7
32. 32.Rd3 Rc8
33. 33.Rad1 Rc6
34. 34.Nd5 Bf8
35. 35.Rc3 h5
36. 36.Kh1 h4
37. 37.h3 Kg8
38. 38.Rc4 Qh5
39. 39.Ne3 d5
40. 40.Nxd5 Bxh3
41. 41.gxh3 Rxf3
42. 42.Nef6+

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