Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

WCh 2012 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh 2012
Site Moscow RUS
Round 5
Date 2012.05.17
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

1r4k1/5ppp/1qBp3b/3Pp3/4P2P/6P1/QP3P2/5RK1 b - - 0 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e5
  6. 6.Ndb5 d6
  7. 7.Bg5 a6
  8. 8.Na3 b5
  9. 9.Nd5 Be7
  10. 10.Bxf6 Bxf6
  11. 11.c4 b4
  12. 12.Nc2 O-O
  13. 13.g3 a5
  14. 14.Bg2 Bg5
  15. 15.O-O Be6
  16. 16.Qd3 Bxd5
  17. 17.cxd5 Nb8
  18. 18.a3 Na6
  19. 19.axb4 Nxb4
  20. 20.Nxb4 axb4
  21. 21.h4 Bh6
  22. 22.Bh3 Qb6
  23. 23.Bd7 b3
  24. 24.Bc6 Ra2
  25. 25.Rxa2 bxa2
  26. 26.Qa3 Rb8
  27. 27.Qxa2

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