Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

WCh 2012 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh 2012
Site Moscow RUS
Round 10
Date 2012.05.24
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

2k1r3/p5pp/3b4/2p2p2/1pPp4/PN1P4/2P2PPP/R4K2 b - - 0 25

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 e6
  4. 4.Bxc6 bxc6
  5. 5.b3 e5
  6. 6.Nxe5 Qe7
  7. 7.Bb2 d6
  8. 8.Nc4 d5
  9. 9.Ne3 d4
  10. 10.Nc4 Qxe4+
  11. 11.Qe2 Qxe2+
  12. 12.Kxe2 Be6
  13. 13.d3 Nf6
  14. 14.Nbd2 O-O-O
  15. 15.Rhe1 Be7
  16. 16.Kf1 Rhe8
  17. 17.Ba3 Nd5
  18. 18.Ne4 Nb4
  19. 19.Re2 Bxc4
  20. 20.bxc4 f5
  21. 21.Bxb4 cxb4
  22. 22.Nd2 Bd6
  23. 23.Rxe8 Rxe8
  24. 24.Nb3 c5
  25. 25.a3

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