Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

Amber Rapidplay · 1999 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Amber Rapidplay
Site Monte Carlo
Round 6
Date 1999.03.22
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/P4ppp/3Rn3/4p3/4P3/5P2/6PP/r5BK b - - 0 38

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.f3 Bb7
  11. 11.Be3 b5
  12. 12.Qd2 Nbd7
  13. 13.Rfd1 Qc7
  14. 14.a3 Rfd8
  15. 15.Qe1 Rac8
  16. 16.Qf2 Rb8
  17. 17.Nc1 Bc6
  18. 18.N1a2 a5
  19. 19.b4 Nf8
  20. 20.bxa5 Qxa5
  21. 21.Nb4 Rdc8
  22. 22.Bd2 Qa8
  23. 23.Nxc6 Rxc6
  24. 24.Nxb5 Rxc2
  25. 25.Bd3 Rb2
  26. 26.Qa7 Qb7
  27. 27.Qxb7 Rxb7
  28. 28.a4 Ne6
  29. 29.Bf1 Nc5
  30. 30.Be3 Nfd7
  31. 31.Nxd6 Bxd6
  32. 32.Rxd6 Rb1
  33. 33.Rxb1 Rxb1
  34. 34.Bxc5 Rxf1+
  35. 35.Bg1 Nf8
  36. 36.a5 Ne6
  37. 37.a6 Ra1
  38. 38.a7

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