Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

WCh 2012 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1/2-1/2 in 22 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh 2012
Site Moscow RUS
Round 12
Date 2012.05.28
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 22
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Final Position

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

r2r4/4Bkpp/5p2/p2bp3/7P/1P1P1N2/P4PP1/R1R3K1 b - - 0 22

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 e6
  4. 4.Bxc6 bxc6
  5. 5.d3 Ne7
  6. 6.b3 d6
  7. 7.e5 Ng6
  8. 8.h4 Nxe5
  9. 9.Nxe5 dxe5
  10. 10.Nd2 c4
  11. 11.Nxc4 Ba6
  12. 12.Qf3 Qd5
  13. 13.Qxd5 cxd5
  14. 14.Nxe5 f6
  15. 15.Nf3 e5
  16. 16.O-O Kf7
  17. 17.c4 Be7
  18. 18.Be3 Bb7
  19. 19.cxd5 Bxd5
  20. 20.Rfc1 a5
  21. 21.Bc5 Rhd8
  22. 22.Bxe7

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