Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

Zurich CC Blitz 2014 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Zurich CC Blitz 2014
Site Zurich SUI
Round 5.2
Date 2014.01.29
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D47)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1kr4p/p3p3/2q1P3/Ppp1r3/5Q2/1P3PPP/2RR2K1 b - - 6 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.Bd3 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 b5
  8. 8.Bd3 Bb7
  9. 9.O-O a6
  10. 10.e4 c5
  11. 11.d5 Qc7
  12. 12.Bc2 O-O-O
  13. 13.dxe6 Ne5
  14. 14.Qe2 Nxf3+
  15. 15.Qxf3 fxe6
  16. 16.Qe2 c4
  17. 17.e5 Nd5
  18. 18.Bg5 Rd7
  19. 19.a4 b4
  20. 20.Nxd5 Rxd5
  21. 21.Bf4 Bc5
  22. 22.Be4 Rd4
  23. 23.Bxb7+ Kxb7
  24. 24.Be3 Rd3
  25. 25.Bxc5 Qxc5
  26. 26.Qg4 Re8
  27. 27.Rac1 Rd4
  28. 28.Qxg7+ Re7
  29. 29.Qf6 Re4
  30. 30.Rfd1 Rc7
  31. 31.Qf3

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