Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

Dos Hermanas · 1997 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 23 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 7
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 23
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Final Position

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

r5k1/2q3pp/b2p1r2/p1nPppb1/P1P5/2N2P2/2Q1B1PP/1R3RBK b - - 7 23

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 O-O
  9. 9.Kh1 b6
  10. 10.Be3 Bb7
  11. 11.f3 b5
  12. 12.a4 b4
  13. 13.Nd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.exd5 Nd7
  15. 15.c3 bxc3
  16. 16.bxc3 Bg5
  17. 17.Bg1 Qc7
  18. 18.c4 a5
  19. 19.Nd2 f5
  20. 20.Nb1 Nc5
  21. 21.Nc3 Rf6
  22. 22.Rb1 Ba6
  23. 23.Qc2

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