Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

World Blitz · 2009 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 128 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 39
Date 2009.11.18
Opening French Defense (C10)
Moves 128
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Final Position

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

8/8/3k4/4R3/5P2/5K2/8/6q1 b - - 93 128

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bd7
  5. 5.Nf3 Bc6
  6. 6.Bd3 Nd7
  7. 7.O-O Ngf6
  8. 8.Ned2 Be7
  9. 9.Nc4 O-O
  10. 10.c3 Be4
  11. 11.Re1 Bxd3
  12. 12.Qxd3 c5
  13. 13.Be3 Nd5
  14. 14.Bd2 cxd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 N7f6
  16. 16.Ne5 Qc7
  17. 17.Ndf3 Rad8
  18. 18.Qe2 Nd7
  19. 19.c4 Nxe5
  20. 20.Nxe5 Nb4
  21. 21.Bc3 f6
  22. 22.a3 Na6
  23. 23.Ng4 e5
  24. 24.b4 Qc8
  25. 25.Ne3 Nc7
  26. 26.Rac1 Rfe8
  27. 27.Bb2 Bf8
  28. 28.h4 Qe6
  29. 29.Qf3 Qc6
  30. 30.Qg4 Qe6
  31. 31.Qf3 Qc6
  32. 32.Qg3 Rd3
  33. 33.h5 Red8
  34. 34.h6 g6
  35. 35.Qh4 Qe6
  36. 36.c5 Nd5
  37. 37.Qc4 Nf4
  38. 38.g3 Qxc4
  39. 39.Rxc4 Nh3+
  40. 40.Kg2 Ng5
  41. 41.c6 bxc6
  42. 42.Rxc6 f5
  43. 43.Bxe5 Bxh6
  44. 44.Bf4 Nf7
  45. 45.Bxh6 Nxh6
  46. 46.Ra6 R3d7
  47. 47.Rc1 Nf7
  48. 48.Rc5 Re8
  49. 49.Rd5 Rb7
  50. 50.Rda5 Ree7
  51. 51.Nd5 Re5
  52. 52.f4 Re2+
  53. 53.Kf3 Rd2
  54. 54.Ke3 Rg2
  55. 55.Rxa7 Rxa7
  56. 56.Rxa7 Rxg3+
  57. 57.Kd4 h5
  58. 58.b5 h4
  59. 59.b6 Nd6
  60. 60.Ke5 Nc4+
  61. 61.Kf6 Nxb6
  62. 62.Nxb6 h3
  63. 63.Nd5 h2
  64. 64.Ne7+ Kh8
  65. 65.Ra8+ Kh7
  66. 66.Ra7 h1=Q
  67. 67.Nxf5+ Kh8
  68. 68.Nxg3 Qh4+
  69. 69.Kxg6 Qxg3+
  70. 70.Kf5 Qd3+
  71. 71.Kg4 Qe2+
  72. 72.Kf5 Qd3+
  73. 73.Kg4 Qg6+
  74. 74.Kf3 Qb6
  75. 75.Re7 Qc6+
  76. 76.Kg4 Qc8+
  77. 77.Kf3 Qc5
  78. 78.Re3 Kg7
  79. 79.a4 Kf6
  80. 80.Re5 Qa3+
  81. 81.Kg4 Qxa4
  82. 82.Kf3 Qd1+
  83. 83.Kg3 Qg1+
  84. 84.Kf3 Qh2
  85. 85.Rg5 Qh3+
  86. 86.Ke4 Qc3
  87. 87.Re5 Qc2+
  88. 88.Kf3 Qh2
  89. 89.Rg5 Qh1+
  90. 90.Ke3 Qf1
  91. 91.Re5 Qe1+
  92. 92.Kf3 Qd2
  93. 93.Rg5 Qd3+
  94. 94.Kg4 Qe4
  95. 95.Kg3 Qe3+
  96. 96.Kg4 Qe2+
  97. 97.Kg3 Qe3+
  98. 98.Kg4 Qf2
  99. 99.Rf5+ Ke6
  100. 100.Re5+ Kd6
  101. 101.Kf5 Qf3
  102. 102.Kg5 Qg2+
  103. 103.Kf5 Qg3
  104. 104.Ke4 Qg4
  105. 105.Ke3 Qg2
  106. 106.Rg5 Qf1
  107. 107.Re5 Qh3+
  108. 108.Ke4 Qg2+
  109. 109.Ke3 Qg3+
  110. 110.Ke4 Qf2
  111. 111.Kf5 Qg2
  112. 112.Ra5 Qc2+
  113. 113.Kg4 Qe2+
  114. 114.Kg5 Qe1
  115. 115.Re5 Qg1+
  116. 116.Kf5 Qg2
  117. 117.Ra5 Qh3+
  118. 118.Kg5 Qg3+
  119. 119.Kf5 Qd3+
  120. 120.Kg5 Qd4
  121. 121.Re5 Qg1+
  122. 122.Kf5 Qa1
  123. 123.Ke4 Qa3
  124. 124.Rg5 Qc3
  125. 125.Re5 Qe1+
  126. 126.Kf3 Qf1+
  127. 127.Kg3 Qg1+
  128. 128.Kf3

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