Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

8th Tal Memorial · 2013 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 8th Tal Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 4.5
Date 2013.06.17
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

8/6pp/4pk2/1R3p2/1P3K1P/3r1P2/6P1/8 w - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 e6
  4. 4.O-O Nge7
  5. 5.Re1 a6
  6. 6.Bf1 d5
  7. 7.exd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.d4 Nf6
  9. 9.Be3 Be7
  10. 10.c4 O-O
  11. 11.Nc3 cxd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Ne5
  13. 13.h3 Bd7
  14. 14.Rc1 Rc8
  15. 15.Qb3 Qc7
  16. 16.Na4 Rcd8
  17. 17.Qb6 Qxb6
  18. 18.Nxb6 Be8
  19. 19.a3 Ned7
  20. 20.Nb3 Nxb6
  21. 21.Bxb6 Rc8
  22. 22.Be3 Rb8
  23. 23.Bc5 Bxc5
  24. 24.Nxc5 Bc6
  25. 25.b4 Rfc8
  26. 26.Red1 Kf8
  27. 27.f3 Ke7
  28. 28.Kf2 Nd7
  29. 29.Nxd7 Bxd7
  30. 30.c5 Ba4
  31. 31.Rd3 Rd8
  32. 32.Ke3 Bb5
  33. 33.Rxd8 Rxd8
  34. 34.Bxb5 axb5
  35. 35.c6 bxc6
  36. 36.Rxc6 Ra8
  37. 37.Rb6 Rxa3+
  38. 38.Kf4 f5
  39. 39.Rxb5 Kf6
  40. 40.h4 Rd3

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