Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

Hoogovens · 1996 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 25 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 7
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 25
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r1b2b2/1p4k1/p5n1/2p5/7P/1B1P2Q1/PPP3P1/7K b - h3 0 25

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.f4 g6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bc4 Nc6
  6. 6.d3 e6
  7. 7.O-O Nge7
  8. 8.Qe1 h6
  9. 9.Bb3 a6
  10. 10.e5 Nf5
  11. 11.Kh1 Nfd4
  12. 12.Ne4 Nxf3
  13. 13.Rxf3 dxe5
  14. 14.fxe5 Nxe5
  15. 15.Rf1 g5
  16. 16.Qg3 O-O
  17. 17.Bxg5 hxg5
  18. 18.Nxg5 Ng6
  19. 19.Rae1 Qe7
  20. 20.Rf5 Bf6
  21. 21.Nxe6 fxe6
  22. 22.Rxe6 Kg7
  23. 23.Rxe7+ Bxe7
  24. 24.Rxf8 Bxf8
  25. 25.h4

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