Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tal Memorial Blitz 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 1.3
Date 2016.09.25
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

6r1/1p6/3P4/pNp1kp2/5r2/PP1R3P/5K2/8 w - - 3 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.f3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.Be3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Qd2 h5
  10. 10.Nd5 Bxd5
  11. 11.exd5 g6
  12. 12.Be2 Bg7
  13. 13.O-O e4
  14. 14.f4 Ng4
  15. 15.Bd4 Bxd4+
  16. 16.Qxd4 Qb6
  17. 17.Qxb6 Nxb6
  18. 18.c4 Nd7
  19. 19.Rfe1 f5
  20. 20.h3 Ngf6
  21. 21.Kf2 h4
  22. 22.Nd4 Kf7
  23. 23.Rac1 a5
  24. 24.Ke3 Nc5
  25. 25.b3 Nh5
  26. 26.Rb1 Ng3
  27. 27.a3 Kf6
  28. 28.Nb5 Nxe2
  29. 29.Rxe2 Rhd8
  30. 30.g3 hxg3
  31. 31.Rg2 g5
  32. 32.Rxg3 gxf4+
  33. 33.Kxf4 Nd3+
  34. 34.Rxd3 exd3
  35. 35.Rd1 Rh8
  36. 36.Rxd3 Rh4+
  37. 37.Kg3 Rah8
  38. 38.Kg2 Ke5
  39. 39.c5 dxc5
  40. 40.d6 Rg8+
  41. 41.Kf2 Rf4+

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