Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

ARM-ROW Match · 2004 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event ARM-ROW Match
Site Moscow RUS
Round 4
Date 2004.06.13
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

6k1/6pp/3R4/1p3p2/1Pp5/2r5/5PPP/5K2 w - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.Re1 Bg4
  9. 9.c3 f5
  10. 10.Qb3 O-O
  11. 11.Nbd2 Na5
  12. 12.Qc2 Bd6
  13. 13.b4 Bxf3
  14. 14.Nxf3 Nc4
  15. 15.Bxc4 dxc4
  16. 16.Be3 Re8
  17. 17.Rad1 Qf6
  18. 18.Ne5 Bxe5
  19. 19.dxe5 Qxe5
  20. 20.Bd4 Qb5
  21. 21.a4 Qd7
  22. 22.Bxa7 Nd6
  23. 23.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  24. 24.Bc5 Qxa4
  25. 25.Qxa4 Rxa4
  26. 26.Bxd6 cxd6
  27. 27.Kf1 Ra6
  28. 28.Rd4 b5
  29. 29.Rd5 Ra3
  30. 30.Rxd6 Rxc3

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