Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

WCh Rapid Tiebreak · 2012 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh Rapid Tiebreak
Site Moscow RUS
Round 4
Date 2012.05.30
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/8/r2pR3/2pP4/1pP5/1P3k2/1K6/8 b - - 1 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.e5 Qa5+
  6. 6.Nc3 Ne4
  7. 7.Bd2 Nxc3
  8. 8.Bxd7+ Bxd7
  9. 9.Bxc3 Qa6
  10. 10.exd6 exd6
  11. 11.Qe2+ Qxe2+
  12. 12.Kxe2 f6
  13. 13.b3 Bb5+
  14. 14.Kd2 Bc6
  15. 15.Rad1 Kf7
  16. 16.Kc1 Be7
  17. 17.d5 Bd7
  18. 18.Bb2 b5
  19. 19.Nd2 a5
  20. 20.Rhe1 Rhe8
  21. 21.Re3 f5
  22. 22.Rde1 g5
  23. 23.c4 b4
  24. 24.g3 Bf8
  25. 25.Rxe8 Bxe8
  26. 26.Nf3 Kg6
  27. 27.Re6+ Kh5
  28. 28.h3 Bf7
  29. 29.Rf6 Bg6
  30. 30.Re6 Re8
  31. 31.Bf6 g4
  32. 32.hxg4+ Kxg4
  33. 33.Nh2+ Kh3
  34. 34.Nf3 f4
  35. 35.gxf4 Kg4
  36. 36.Ng5 Ra8
  37. 37.Re3 Kf5
  38. 38.Bb2 a4
  39. 39.Ne6 Bh6
  40. 40.Rh3 Bxf4+
  41. 41.Nxf4 Kxf4
  42. 42.Bf6 Ra7
  43. 43.Re3 Be4
  44. 44.Bh4 axb3
  45. 45.Bg3+ Kf5
  46. 46.axb3 Ra1+
  47. 47.Kd2 Ra2+
  48. 48.Ke1 Ra6
  49. 49.f3 Bb1
  50. 50.Kd2 h5
  51. 51.Kc1 h4
  52. 52.Bxh4 Kf4
  53. 53.Bg5+ Kxg5
  54. 54.Kxb1 Kf4
  55. 55.Re6 Kxf3
  56. 56.Kb2

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