Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

FIDE World Cup KO · 2000 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup KO
Site Shenyang CHN
Round 2.3
Date 2000.09.10
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

r5kr/1b4p1/p3N2p/4PQ2/1bq1p1PP/4B3/2P1K3/5R1R w - - 12 33

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 e6
  7. 7.f3 b5
  8. 8.g4 h6
  9. 9.Qd2 Nbd7
  10. 10.O-O-O Bb7
  11. 11.h4 b4
  12. 12.Na4 Qa5
  13. 13.b3 Nc5
  14. 14.a3 Nxa4
  15. 15.axb4 Qc7
  16. 16.bxa4 d5
  17. 17.e5 Nd7
  18. 18.f4 Nb6
  19. 19.f5 Nxa4
  20. 20.fxe6 Nc3
  21. 21.exf7+ Kxf7
  22. 22.Bd3 Bxb4
  23. 23.Rdf1+ Kg8
  24. 24.Qf2 Ba3+
  25. 25.Kd2 Ne4+
  26. 26.Bxe4 dxe4
  27. 27.Qf5 Bb4+
  28. 28.Kd1 Qc4
  29. 29.Ne6 Qd5+
  30. 30.Ke2 Qc4+
  31. 31.Kd1 Qd5+
  32. 32.Ke2 Qc4+

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