Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

Zuerich Chess Challenge Blitz · 2013 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Zuerich Chess Challenge Blitz
Site Zuerich SUI
Round 3.1
Date 2013.02.22
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r2B1k1/Rb3p1p/1q4p1/2p5/2P1N3/2BnP2P/5PP1/Q5K1 b - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 b6
  7. 7.Bd3 Bb7
  8. 8.O-O Bb4
  9. 9.a3 Bxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 dxc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 c5
  12. 12.Qe2 O-O
  13. 13.a4 Qc7
  14. 14.Bb2 e5
  15. 15.Rfd1 Rac8
  16. 16.Bb5 e4
  17. 17.Nd2 Rfd8
  18. 18.a5 Nf8
  19. 19.axb6 axb6
  20. 20.dxc5 bxc5
  21. 21.c4 Ng6
  22. 22.Bc3 Qe7
  23. 23.Nf1 Ne5
  24. 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  25. 25.Ra7 Rb8
  26. 26.Ng3 Qc7
  27. 27.h3 g6
  28. 28.Qb2 Nd3
  29. 29.Qa1 Ne8
  30. 30.Nxe4 Qb6
  31. 31.Bxe8

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