Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

10th Tal Mem 2016 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event 10th Tal Mem 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 5.1
Date 2016.10.01
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B31)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4R3/b7/PP3r2/2PK4/5k2/8/8 b - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 g6
  4. 4.Bxc6 bxc6
  5. 5.O-O Bg7
  6. 6.Re1 Nh6
  7. 7.c3 O-O
  8. 8.h3 d5
  9. 9.d3 c4
  10. 10.dxc4 dxe4
  11. 11.Qxd8 Rxd8
  12. 12.Rxe4 e5
  13. 13.Re1 f6
  14. 14.Nbd2 Nf7
  15. 15.Ne4 f5
  16. 16.Neg5 e4
  17. 17.Nxf7 Kxf7
  18. 18.Bg5 Rd3
  19. 19.Nd4 Ba6
  20. 20.b3 c5
  21. 21.Ne2 h6
  22. 22.Be3 Rc8
  23. 23.h4 Bf6
  24. 24.Nf4 Rdd8
  25. 25.Nd5 Bxh4
  26. 26.Bxh6 Bb7
  27. 27.g3 Bf6
  28. 28.Nxf6 Kxf6
  29. 29.Be3 Rd3
  30. 30.Kf1 g5
  31. 31.Ke2 Rxc3
  32. 32.Rac1 Rxc1
  33. 33.Rxc1 Rd8
  34. 34.Bxc5 f4
  35. 35.gxf4 gxf4
  36. 36.Bxa7 e3
  37. 37.Bxe3 fxe3
  38. 38.Kxe3 Bc8
  39. 39.Rc2 Bf5
  40. 40.Rd2 Ra8
  41. 41.Kd4 Ke6
  42. 42.Kc3 Ke5
  43. 43.a4 Be4
  44. 44.Kb4 Rb8+
  45. 45.Ka3 Rf8
  46. 46.a5 Rf3
  47. 47.Kb4 Bb7
  48. 48.Rd8 Rxf2
  49. 49.Kc5 Rf6
  50. 50.Re8+ Kf4
  51. 51.b4 Rc6+
  52. 52.Kd4 Rd6+
  53. 53.Kc5 Rc6+
  54. 54.Kb5 Rf6
  55. 55.Re7 Ba6+
  56. 56.Kc5 Rf5+
  57. 57.Kd4 Kf3
  58. 58.b5

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