Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

Amber Rapid · 2003 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber Rapid
Site Monte Carlo MNC
Round 1
Date 2003.03.15
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/1P6/4K3/1PkB4/2P4p/6b1/8/7q w - - 0 60

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 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.f3 Nbd7
  9. 9.g4 Nb6
  10. 10.g5 Nh5
  11. 11.Qd2 Rc8
  12. 12.O-O-O Be7
  13. 13.Kb1 O-O
  14. 14.Na5 Nf4
  15. 15.Nxb7 Qc7
  16. 16.Bxf4 exf4
  17. 17.Nxd6 Rcd8
  18. 18.e5 Nd7
  19. 19.Nd5 Bxd5
  20. 20.Qxd5 Nxe5
  21. 21.Qxe5 Bxd6
  22. 22.Qe4 Rfe8
  23. 23.Qc4 Qb7
  24. 24.Qb3 Qxb3
  25. 25.axb3 Re3
  26. 26.Bxa6 Rxf3
  27. 27.b4 Re3
  28. 28.b5 Kf8
  29. 29.b6 Ke7
  30. 30.b7 Bb8
  31. 31.Bb5 Re5
  32. 32.Rxd8 Kxd8
  33. 33.Rd1+ Kc7
  34. 34.Rd7+ Kb6
  35. 35.Bd3 Rxg5
  36. 36.Rxf7 h5
  37. 37.Be4 Rg1+
  38. 38.Ka2 g5
  39. 39.b4 g4
  40. 40.Rf6+ Kc7
  41. 41.Rxf4 Kb6
  42. 42.Rf6+ Ka7
  43. 43.b5 Ra1+
  44. 44.Kxa1 Be5+
  45. 45.Ka2 Bxf6
  46. 46.Kb3 Be5
  47. 47.h3 gxh3
  48. 48.Kc4 Kb6
  49. 49.Kd5 Bg3
  50. 50.c4 h2
  51. 51.Kd4 Bf2+
  52. 52.Kd5 Bg3
  53. 53.Bh1 h4
  54. 54.Bg2 Bf4
  55. 55.Kd4 Bg3
  56. 56.Bc6 Bf2+
  57. 57.Ke5 Kc5
  58. 58.Bd5 Bg3+
  59. 59.Ke6 h1=Q

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