Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

Amber Blindfold · 2006 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Amber Blindfold
Site Monte Carlo MNC
Round 4
Date 2006.03.21
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p2P2k1/7p/5Q2/6p1/2P5/P4PK1/3q4 b - - 0 51

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.Nc3 Nxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 Bg4
  10. 10.Rb1 Rb8
  11. 11.Re1 O-O
  12. 12.Bf4 Bd6
  13. 13.Bxd6 Qxd6
  14. 14.Re3 f6
  15. 15.h3 Bh5
  16. 16.Qe2 Qd7
  17. 17.g4 Bf7
  18. 18.Nh4 Rfe8
  19. 19.Nf5 Rxe3
  20. 20.Qxe3 Re8
  21. 21.Qg3 Nd8
  22. 22.h4 Bg6
  23. 23.h5 Bxf5
  24. 24.Bxf5 Qe7
  25. 25.Qd3 h6
  26. 26.Bg6 Rf8
  27. 27.Kf1 Qd6
  28. 28.Qe3 Ne6
  29. 29.Rxb7 Nf4
  30. 30.Kg1 Nxg6
  31. 31.hxg6 f5
  32. 32.gxf5 Rxf5
  33. 33.Rb8+ Rf8
  34. 34.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  35. 35.Qf3+ Qf6
  36. 36.Qxd5 Qxg6+
  37. 37.Kf1 Qxc2
  38. 38.Qd8+ Kf7
  39. 39.Qxc7+ Kg8
  40. 40.Qc4+ Kf8
  41. 41.d5 Qc1+
  42. 42.Ke2 Qc2+
  43. 43.Kf3 Qd1+
  44. 44.Kg2 g5
  45. 45.Qc8+ Kg7
  46. 46.Qd7+ Kg6
  47. 47.Qe6+ Kg7
  48. 48.d6 g4
  49. 49.Qe5+ Kf7
  50. 50.Qf5+ Kg7
  51. 51.d7

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