Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

Zurich CC Rapid 2014 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 91 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Zurich CC Rapid 2014
Site Zurich SUI
Round 4.1
Date 2014.02.04
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 91
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Final Position

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

1q6/3K1p1k/3b2p1/p2P4/P1Q3P1/8/2B5/8 b - - 86 91

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.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.Be3 Be6
  9. 9.Nd5 Nbd7
  10. 10.Qd3 Bxd5
  11. 11.exd5 O-O
  12. 12.O-O Nc5
  13. 13.Qd2 Nfe4
  14. 14.Qb4 a5
  15. 15.Qc4 Rc8
  16. 16.Qb5 b6
  17. 17.f3 Nf6
  18. 18.Rfd1 Nh5
  19. 19.g3 g6
  20. 20.Nxc5 bxc5
  21. 21.Bd2 Ra8
  22. 22.f4 Ng7
  23. 23.fxe5 dxe5
  24. 24.Be3 Rb8
  25. 25.Qc4 Nf5
  26. 26.Bf2 Rxb2
  27. 27.Rab1 Rb4
  28. 28.Rxb4 cxb4
  29. 29.Qc6 Bd6
  30. 30.c4 bxc3
  31. 31.Qxc3 e4
  32. 32.Bg4 Bb4
  33. 33.Qb3 e3
  34. 34.Bxe3 Nxe3
  35. 35.Qxe3 Re8
  36. 36.Qd4 Bd6
  37. 37.Kg2 Qc7
  38. 38.Rd2 h5
  39. 39.Re2 Rxe2+
  40. 40.Bxe2 Qc2
  41. 41.Qc4 Qd2
  42. 42.a4 Qe3
  43. 43.Qd3 Qe5
  44. 44.Bf3 Kg7
  45. 45.Bd1 h4
  46. 46.Qf3 hxg3
  47. 47.hxg3 Qd4
  48. 48.g4 Qd2+
  49. 49.Kf1 Bc5
  50. 50.Bb3 Qc1+
  51. 51.Ke2 Qb2+
  52. 52.Kd1 Bb4
  53. 53.Qe3 Bd6
  54. 54.Bc2 Qa1+
  55. 55.Ke2 Qh1
  56. 56.Qc3+ Kg8
  57. 57.Qc8+ Kg7
  58. 58.Qc3+ Kg8
  59. 59.Qc8+ Kg7
  60. 60.Qc3+ Kh7
  61. 61.Qf3 Qh2+
  62. 62.Kd3 Kg8
  63. 63.Qe4 Bb4
  64. 64.Kc4 Qc7+
  65. 65.Kb5 Qb7+
  66. 66.Kc4 Qc8+
  67. 67.Kd3 Qc3+
  68. 68.Ke2 Qe1+
  69. 69.Kf3 Qf1+
  70. 70.Ke3 Bd6
  71. 71.Kd4 Qf2+
  72. 72.Kd3 Bb4
  73. 73.Qe3 Qg2
  74. 74.Qe4 Qd2+
  75. 75.Kc4 Qc3+
  76. 76.Kb5 Qc5+
  77. 77.Ka6 Qc8+
  78. 78.Kb5 Bd6
  79. 79.Bd1 Qc5+
  80. 80.Ka6 Qc8+
  81. 81.Kb5 Kh7
  82. 82.Bc2 Qc5+
  83. 83.Ka6 Bc7
  84. 84.Kb7 Qb6+
  85. 85.Kc8 Bd6
  86. 86.Qc4 Qb8+
  87. 87.Kd7 Qf8
  88. 88.Qe4 Qb8
  89. 89.Qc4 Qf8
  90. 90.Qe4 Qb8
  91. 91.Qc4

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