Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

20th Amber Blindfold · 2011 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 20th Amber Blindfold
Site Monaco MNC
Round 3
Date 2011.03.14
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/5k1P/5p2/5P1N/3K2b1/8 w - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 dxc4
  7. 7.e4 g5
  8. 8.Bg3 b5
  9. 9.Be2 Bb7
  10. 10.O-O Nbd7
  11. 11.Ne5 Bg7
  12. 12.Nxd7 Nxd7
  13. 13.Bd6 a6
  14. 14.a4 b4
  15. 15.Bxb4 Qb6
  16. 16.Ba3 Qxd4
  17. 17.Qc2 c5
  18. 18.Rad1 Qe5
  19. 19.Bxc4 Qc7
  20. 20.Nb1 O-O
  21. 21.Nd2 Ne5
  22. 22.Be2 Rfc8
  23. 23.Kh1 c4
  24. 24.Rc1 Qc6
  25. 25.f3 Nd3
  26. 26.Rb1 Nxb2
  27. 27.Bxb2 c3
  28. 28.Bxc3 Qxc3
  29. 29.Qxc3 Bxc3
  30. 30.Nc4 Rc7
  31. 31.Rfc1 Bd4
  32. 32.Na5 Rxc1+
  33. 33.Rxc1 Ra7
  34. 34.Rc7 Ba8
  35. 35.Rxa7 Bxa7
  36. 36.Bxa6 f5
  37. 37.exf5 exf5
  38. 38.Bb7 Bb6
  39. 39.Nc4 Bxb7
  40. 40.Nxb6 Kf7
  41. 41.Kg1 Ke6
  42. 42.Kf2 f4
  43. 43.Nc4 Kd5
  44. 44.Nd2 Kc5
  45. 45.Ne4+ Kb4
  46. 46.Nd6 Bd5
  47. 47.Nf5 Kxa4
  48. 48.Nxh6 Kb4
  49. 49.Ng4 Be6
  50. 50.Nf6 Kc4
  51. 51.h3 Kd4
  52. 52.Nh7 Ke5
  53. 53.Nxg5 Bc4
  54. 54.h4 Kf5
  55. 55.Nh3 Bf7
  56. 56.Ke2 Bc4+
  57. 57.Kd2 Bf1
  58. 58.h5 Bxg2

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