Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

WCh · 2007 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 22 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh
Site Mexico City MEX
Round 1
Date 2007.09.13
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 22
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Final Position

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

3q2k1/ppp2pp1/3p1b1p/1b5P/5PN1/1PP5/P1PQ1BP1/2K1r3 w - - 0 23

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nc3 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Be7
  7. 7.Be3 Nd7
  8. 8.Qd2 Ne5
  9. 9.O-O-O O-O
  10. 10.h4 Re8
  11. 11.h5 Bf6
  12. 12.Nh2 h6
  13. 13.Be2 Be6
  14. 14.f4 Nc4
  15. 15.Bxc4 Bxc4
  16. 16.b3 Bb5
  17. 17.Rhg1 Re4
  18. 18.Ng4 Qe7
  19. 19.Rde1 Re8
  20. 20.Bf2 Qd8
  21. 21.Rxe4 Rxe4
  22. 22.Re1 Rxe1+

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