Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

37th Olympiad · 2006 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 23 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 37th Olympiad
Site Turin ITA
Round 11
Date 2006.06.02
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves 23
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Final Position

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

4k2r/3rbppp/2n2q2/4p3/1p2B1P1/4BP2/PRP2Q1P/5RK1 b k - 2 23

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 e6
  7. 7.Be3 b5
  8. 8.Qd2 b4
  9. 9.Nce2 e5
  10. 10.Nb3 a5
  11. 11.Ng3 a4
  12. 12.Nc1 d5
  13. 13.exd5 Ra5
  14. 14.Nd3 Rxd5
  15. 15.Ne4 Nc6
  16. 16.Qf2 Bf5
  17. 17.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  18. 18.g4 Bxd3
  19. 19.Bxd3 a3
  20. 20.Be4 axb2
  21. 21.Rb1 Rd7
  22. 22.Rxb2 Be7
  23. 23.O-O

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