Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018
Site Moscow RUS
Round 10.4
Date 2018.03.05
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B91)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

3r1k2/6pp/R7/3Bpp2/8/1P3KP1/5P1P/8 b - - 0 31

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.g3 e5
  7. 7.Nde2 Be7
  8. 8.Bg2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O b5
  10. 10.Nd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.Qxd5 Ra7
  12. 12.Be3 Rb7
  13. 13.b3 Nd7
  14. 14.Qd2 Nf6
  15. 15.Nc3 Be6
  16. 16.a4 Ng4
  17. 17.axb5 Nxe3
  18. 18.Qxe3 axb5
  19. 19.Rfd1 Qc8
  20. 20.Bf1 Rc7
  21. 21.Nd5 Bxd5
  22. 22.Rxd5 Rxc2
  23. 23.Rxb5 d5
  24. 24.exd5 Bc5
  25. 25.Rxc5 Qxc5
  26. 26.Qxc5 Rxc5
  27. 27.Bc4 Rd8
  28. 28.Kg2 Kf8
  29. 29.Kf3 f5
  30. 30.Ra6 Rcxd5
  31. 31.Bxd5

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