Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

Wydra mem rapidplay · 2000 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Wydra mem rapidplay
Site Haifa ISR
Round 8
Date 2000.02.04
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r1k2/4b3/8/4N2R/r2p4/3B2BP/5PK1/8 b - - 2 45

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 Ng4
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 g5
  9. 9.Bg3 Bg7
  10. 10.h3 Ne5
  11. 11.Nf5 Bxf5
  12. 12.exf5 Nbc6
  13. 13.Nd5 e6
  14. 14.fxe6 fxe6
  15. 15.Ne3 Qa5+
  16. 16.c3 d5
  17. 17.Be2 O-O
  18. 18.O-O Rad8
  19. 19.Qb3 b5
  20. 20.Rad1 Qb6
  21. 21.Rfe1 Qc5
  22. 22.Qc2 b4
  23. 23.cxb4 Qxb4
  24. 24.Bxa6 Ra8
  25. 25.a3 Qb6
  26. 26.Bf1 Nd4
  27. 27.Qb1 Ndf3+
  28. 28.gxf3 Nxf3+
  29. 29.Kg2 Nxe1+
  30. 30.Rxe1 Qxb2
  31. 31.Qg6 Qf6
  32. 32.Qxf6 Bxf6
  33. 33.Ng4 Bg7
  34. 34.Rxe6 h5
  35. 35.Ne3 d4
  36. 36.Nc4 Rf6
  37. 37.Re7 Raf8
  38. 38.Re2 Ra6
  39. 39.Rd2 Rd8
  40. 40.Bd3 Ra4
  41. 41.Re2 Bf8
  42. 42.Re5 Bxa3
  43. 43.Rxg5+ Kf8
  44. 44.Rxh5 Be7
  45. 45.Ne5

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