Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

Corus A · 2006 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 66 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 13
Date 2006.01.29
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6r1/4k3/p3P2p/6r1/2PKRNP1/1P6/P7/8 b - - 0 66

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.f3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.Be3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Qd2 b5
  10. 10.O-O-O Nb6
  11. 11.Qf2 Nc4
  12. 12.Bxc4 bxc4
  13. 13.Na5 Qd7
  14. 14.Rd2 Be7
  15. 15.Rhd1 Rb8
  16. 16.Bc5 Qc7
  17. 17.Rxd6 Qxa5
  18. 18.Rxe6 fxe6
  19. 19.Bxe7 Rb7
  20. 20.Bd6 Nd7
  21. 21.Qh4 Qd8
  22. 22.Qh5+ g6
  23. 23.Qh6 Qf6
  24. 24.Ne2 Kf7
  25. 25.h4 g5
  26. 26.hxg5 Qxh6
  27. 27.gxh6 Rg8
  28. 28.g4 Rg6
  29. 29.Rh1 Rb6
  30. 30.Ba3 Rf6
  31. 31.Rh3 Kg6
  32. 32.Kd2 Rf7
  33. 33.Ke3 Nf6
  34. 34.Nc3 Rd7
  35. 35.Rh1 Rc6
  36. 36.Na4 Rb7
  37. 37.Nc3 Rb8
  38. 38.Nd1 Ng8
  39. 39.Rh5 Nxh6
  40. 40.Rxe5 Nf7
  41. 41.Rh5 Rb5
  42. 42.Rh1 e5
  43. 43.Nc3 Rb7
  44. 44.Nd5 Re6
  45. 45.Bb4 Kg7
  46. 46.Rh2 Ng5
  47. 47.Bc3 Kg8
  48. 48.Rf2 Rf7
  49. 49.Rf1 Re8
  50. 50.Ke2 Ref8
  51. 51.Bxe5 Nxe4
  52. 52.Ke3 Nc5
  53. 53.f4 Re8
  54. 54.Kd4 Nd7
  55. 55.Re1 Re6
  56. 56.Re2 Nxe5
  57. 57.fxe5 Rg7
  58. 58.Nf6+ Kf7
  59. 59.Kxc4 Rg5
  60. 60.Kd4 Rb6
  61. 61.c4 Ke6
  62. 62.b3 Rb8
  63. 63.Re4 h6
  64. 64.Nd5 Rbg8
  65. 65.Nf4+ Ke7
  66. 66.e6

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