Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

WCh 2012 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh 2012
Site Moscow RUS
Round 3
Date 2012.05.14
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D70)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

8/1pRP3p/6k1/p4p2/8/1P3P2/r3r1P1/2K4R w - - 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.f3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nb6
  6. 6.Nc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Be3 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 e5
  9. 9.d5 c6
  10. 10.h4 cxd5
  11. 11.exd5 N8d7
  12. 12.h5 Nf6
  13. 13.hxg6 fxg6
  14. 14.O-O-O Bd7
  15. 15.Kb1 Rc8
  16. 16.Ka1 e4
  17. 17.Bd4 Na4
  18. 18.Nge2 Qa5
  19. 19.Nxe4 Qxd2
  20. 20.Nxf6+ Rxf6
  21. 21.Rxd2 Rf5
  22. 22.Bxg7 Kxg7
  23. 23.d6 Rfc5
  24. 24.Rd1 a5
  25. 25.Rh4 Rc2
  26. 26.b3 Nb2
  27. 27.Rb1 Nd3
  28. 28.Nd4 Rd2
  29. 29.Bxd3 Rxd3
  30. 30.Re1 Rd2
  31. 31.Kb1 Bf5+
  32. 32.Nxf5+ gxf5
  33. 33.Re7+ Kg6
  34. 34.Rc7 Re8
  35. 35.Rh1 Ree2
  36. 36.d7 Rb2+
  37. 37.Kc1 Rxa2

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