Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

Credit Suisse · 1997 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Credit Suisse
Site Biel
Round 3
Date 1997.07.23
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1p2B3/p7/3P1Q2/q2kn3/P4P2/2P3P1/2K5 b - - 0 37

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 Ng4
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 g5
  9. 9.Bg3 Bg7
  10. 10.Qd2 Nc6
  11. 11.Nb3 f5
  12. 12.exf5 Bxf5
  13. 13.h4 Qd7
  14. 14.O-O-O Nb4
  15. 15.Nd4 Rc8
  16. 16.a3 Rxc3
  17. 17.bxc3 Qa4
  18. 18.Kb2 Nd5
  19. 19.hxg5 hxg5
  20. 20.Qxg5 Bxd4
  21. 21.Rxh8+ Bxh8
  22. 22.Qh5+ Kd8
  23. 23.Qxh8+ Kd7
  24. 24.Rd2 Ngf6
  25. 25.c4 Nc3
  26. 26.f3 Nd1+
  27. 27.Kc1 Ne3
  28. 28.Bxd6 Nxf1
  29. 29.Qf8 Nd5
  30. 30.Bxe7 Nxd2
  31. 31.Qd8+ Ke6
  32. 32.cxd5+ Ke5
  33. 33.Qd6+ Kd4
  34. 34.Qc5+ Ke5
  35. 35.Qd6+ Kd4
  36. 36.Qf4+ Ne4
  37. 37.Qxf5

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