Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

Zurich Korchnoi CC Blitz · 2017 · Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Zurich Korchnoi CC Blitz
Site Zurich SUI
Round 5.1
Date 2017.04.17
Opening Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (B67)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4R2Q/2q2pk1/3b4/3Ppp2/8/p7/K1P5/8 b - - 5 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.Qd2 a6
  8. 8.O-O-O Bd7
  9. 9.f4 b5
  10. 10.Bxf6 gxf6
  11. 11.Kb1 Qb6
  12. 12.Nce2 Rc8
  13. 13.h4 Rg8
  14. 14.f5 Nxd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 e5
  16. 16.Ne2 b4
  17. 17.Rh3 d5
  18. 18.Rg3 Rh8
  19. 19.Rf3 h5
  20. 20.exd5 Rc4
  21. 21.Ng3 Rxh4
  22. 22.Qe1 Rg8
  23. 23.Ne4 Rxe4
  24. 24.Qxe4 Rg4
  25. 25.Qe1 Bd6
  26. 26.Bd3 Rxg2
  27. 27.Rg3 Qf2
  28. 28.Rxg2 Qxg2
  29. 29.Qh1 Qg4
  30. 30.Rg1 Qd4
  31. 31.Rf1 a5
  32. 32.Qe4 Qb6
  33. 33.Be2 a4
  34. 34.Bxh5 a3
  35. 35.Be2 axb2
  36. 36.Kxb2 Qc5
  37. 37.Bc4 Ke7
  38. 38.Kb1 Ba4
  39. 39.Bb3 Bb5
  40. 40.Rh1 Qf2
  41. 41.Bc4 Ba4
  42. 42.Bd3 Bd7
  43. 43.Rf1 Qc5
  44. 44.Qc4 Qe3
  45. 45.Rh1 Qf2
  46. 46.a3 bxa3
  47. 47.Ka2 Bxf5
  48. 48.Bxf5 Qxf5
  49. 49.Rh8 Qd7
  50. 50.Qb3 Qc7
  51. 51.Qa4 f5
  52. 52.Re8+ Kf6
  53. 53.Qh4+ Kg7
  54. 54.Qh8+

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