Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

The Game

White	Viswanathan Anand
Black	Boris Gelfand
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Zuerich Chess Challenge
Site	Zuerich SUI
Round	3.1
Date	2013.02.25
Opening	Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves	42

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Final Position

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

8/6p1/R7/5k2/2r5/5K1P/5P2/8 b - - 4 42

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c5
2. 2.Nf3 d6
3. 3.d4 cxd4
4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5. 5.Nc3 a6
6. 6.h3 e6
7. 7.g4 d5
8. 8.exd5 Nxd5
9. 9.Nde2 h5
10. 10.g5 Bd6
11. 11.Nxd5 exd5
12. 12.Bg2 O-O
13. 13.O-O Nc6
14. 14.Qxd5 Be6
15. 15.Qf3 Re8
16. 16.Be3 Bc4
17. 17.Rfe1 Nb4
18. 18.Rac1 Be5
19. 19.Nc3 Bxc3
20. 20.bxc3 Bd5
21. 21.Qxh5 Bxg2
22. 22.Kxg2 Qd5+
23. 23.Kg1 Nc6
24. 24.Red1 Qxa2
25. 25.g6 fxg6
26. 26.Qxg6 Qf7
27. 27.Qxf7+ Kxf7
28. 28.Rb1 b5
29. 29.c4 b4
30. 30.c3 bxc3
31. 31.Rbc1 Red8
32. 32.Rxd8 Rxd8
33. 33.Rxc3 a5
34. 34.Kf1 Ke6
35. 35.Ke2 Rh8
36. 36.Bb6 Rh4
37. 37.Re3+ Kf5
38. 38.Ra3 Rxc4
39. 39.Bxa5 Nxa5
40. 40.Rxa5+ Kf6
41. 41.Ra6+ Kf5
42. 42.Kf3

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