Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

WCh Rapid Tiebreak · 2012 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1-0 in 77 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event WCh Rapid Tiebreak
Site Moscow RUS
Round 2
Date 2012.05.30
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 77
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R6/3k4/1K6/1P6/8/1r6/8/8 b - - 5 77

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.d4 d6
  8. 8.Nxc6 Qxe4+
  9. 9.Qe2 Qxe2+
  10. 10.Kxe2 Bb7
  11. 11.Na5 Bxg2
  12. 12.Rg1 Bh3
  13. 13.dxc5 dxc5
  14. 14.Nc3 O-O-O
  15. 15.Bf4 Bd6
  16. 16.Bxd6 Rxd6
  17. 17.Rg5 Nf6
  18. 18.Rxc5+ Kb8
  19. 19.Nc4 Re8+
  20. 20.Ne3 Ng4
  21. 21.Nd5 Nxe3
  22. 22.Nxe3 Bg4+
  23. 23.f3 Bc8
  24. 24.Re1 Rh6
  25. 25.Rh1 Rhe6
  26. 26.Rc3 f5
  27. 27.Kd2 f4
  28. 28.Nd5 g5
  29. 29.Rd3 Re2+
  30. 30.Kc1 Rf2
  31. 31.h4 Ree2
  32. 32.Rc3 Bb7
  33. 33.Rd1 gxh4
  34. 34.Nxf4 Re8
  35. 35.Rh1 Rc8
  36. 36.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  37. 37.Rxh4 Bf5
  38. 38.Rh5 Bxc2
  39. 39.Rb5+ Ka8
  40. 40.Nd5 a6
  41. 41.Ra5 Kb7
  42. 42.Nb4 Bg6
  43. 43.Nxa6 Rxf3
  44. 44.Nc5+ Kb6
  45. 45.b4 Rf4
  46. 46.a3 Rg4
  47. 47.Kd2 h5
  48. 48.Nd7+ Kb7
  49. 49.Ne5 Rg2+
  50. 50.Kc3 Be8
  51. 51.Nd3 h4
  52. 52.Re5 Bg6
  53. 53.Nf4 Rg3+
  54. 54.Kd4 Bc2
  55. 55.Rh5 Rxa3
  56. 56.Rxh4 Rg3
  57. 57.Nd5 Rg5
  58. 58.b5 Bf5
  59. 59.Rh6 Bg4
  60. 60.Rf6 Rf5
  61. 61.Rb6+ Ka7
  62. 62.Rg6 Bf3
  63. 63.Rg7+ Kb8
  64. 64.Nc3 Bb7
  65. 65.Kc4 Bf3
  66. 66.Kb4 Bd5
  67. 67.Na4 Rf7
  68. 68.Rg5 Bf3
  69. 69.Nc5 Kc7
  70. 70.Rg6 Kd8
  71. 71.Ka5 Rf5
  72. 72.Ne6+ Kc8
  73. 73.Nd4 Rf8
  74. 74.Nxf3 Rxf3
  75. 75.Kb6 Rb3
  76. 76.Rg8+ Kd7
  77. 77.Rb8

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