Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

FIDE World Cup KO · 2000 · Sicilian, Dragon · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup KO
Site Shenyang CHN
Round 2.1
Date 2000.09.09
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B70)
Moves 21
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Final Position

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

3r4/1pr1ppkp/p2qb1p1/P7/2P5/2Q2B2/1P3PPP/R3R1K1 b - - 6 21

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.a4 Nc6
  7. 7.Be2 g6
  8. 8.O-O Bg7
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.Qd2 Nxd4
  11. 11.Bxd4 Be6
  12. 12.a5 Rc8
  13. 13.Rfc1 d5
  14. 14.exd5 Nxd5
  15. 15.Bxg7 Kxg7
  16. 16.Nxd5 Qxd5
  17. 17.Qb4 Rc7
  18. 18.c4 Qe5
  19. 19.Bf3 Rd8
  20. 20.Re1 Qd6
  21. 21.Qc3+

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