Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

FIDE World Cup KO · 2000 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Cup KO
Site Shenyang CHN
Round 2.6
Date 2000.09.10
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/R5k1/5n1p/2P2pp1/3p4/1B1P1KPP/2r2P2/8 b - - 7 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.b3 Bb4+
  6. 6.Bd2 Be7
  7. 7.Nc3 Bb7
  8. 8.Bg2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Na6
  10. 10.Re1 d5
  11. 11.cxd5 exd5
  12. 12.Ne5 c5
  13. 13.Be3 Nc7
  14. 14.dxc5 bxc5
  15. 15.Na4 Ne6
  16. 16.Rc1 Rc8
  17. 17.Nd3 Qa5
  18. 18.Naxc5 Bxc5
  19. 19.Bxc5 Nxc5
  20. 20.Rxc5 Rxc5
  21. 21.b4 Qxa2
  22. 22.bxc5 a5
  23. 23.Qb1 Qxb1
  24. 24.Rxb1 Ba6
  25. 25.Rb6 Bxd3
  26. 26.exd3 h6
  27. 27.Ra6 Rb8
  28. 28.Bh3 Rb1+
  29. 29.Kg2 Rc1
  30. 30.Rxa5 g5
  31. 31.Bf5 Kg7
  32. 32.h3 d4
  33. 33.Kf3 Rc2
  34. 34.Bc8 Rc3
  35. 35.Ke2 Nd5
  36. 36.Ba6 Rc2+
  37. 37.Kf3 f5
  38. 38.Bc4 Nf6
  39. 39.Ra7+ Kg6
  40. 40.Bf7+ Kg7
  41. 41.Bb3+

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