Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

Dortmund · 1997 · King's Indian, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dortmund
Site Dortmund
Round 6
Date 1997.00.00
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E97)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

4B3/8/8/b6p/P3pk2/3p3P/5P2/5K2 b - - 1 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.d4 g6
  3. 3.c4 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 O-O
  5. 5.e4 d6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.d5 Ne7
  9. 9.b4 Nh5
  10. 10.Nd2 Nf4
  11. 11.Bf3 Nd3
  12. 12.Ba3 a5
  13. 13.bxa5 Rxa5
  14. 14.Nb5 Bd7
  15. 15.Nb3 Ra4
  16. 16.Bxd6 cxd6
  17. 17.Qxd3 Bxb5
  18. 18.cxb5 Bh6
  19. 19.Bd1 Kg7
  20. 20.Qc2 Qc8
  21. 21.Qxc8 Nxc8
  22. 22.Nc5 Rb4
  23. 23.a3 Rxb5
  24. 24.Na4 f5
  25. 25.exf5 gxf5
  26. 26.Be2 Rxd5
  27. 27.Rfb1 Ra5
  28. 28.Nb6 Nxb6
  29. 29.Rxb6 d5
  30. 30.Rxb7+ Rf7
  31. 31.Rb5 Rfa7
  32. 32.Rab1 Bg5
  33. 33.Rxa5 Rxa5
  34. 34.Rb5 Rxb5
  35. 35.Bxb5 Kf6
  36. 36.Bd7 e4
  37. 37.g4 fxg4
  38. 38.Bxg4 d4
  39. 39.a4 Bd2
  40. 40.Kf1 d3
  41. 41.Bc8 Ke5
  42. 42.h3 Ba5
  43. 43.Bd7 Kf4
  44. 44.Bg4 h6
  45. 45.Bd7 h5
  46. 46.Be8

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