Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

Levitov Chess Week Rapid · 2019 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Levitov Chess Week Rapid
Site Amsterdam NED
Round 3.3
Date 2019.08.05
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B31)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r4k1/3p4/4pq1b/P1P1R2R/4QPp1/6P1/8/6K1 b - - 0 35

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 f5
  9. 9.e5 Nf7
  10. 10.d4 cxd4
  11. 11.cxd4 Bb7
  12. 12.Nc3 c5
  13. 13.dxc5 e6
  14. 14.b4 g5
  15. 15.Qd4 h5
  16. 16.Nd2 g4
  17. 17.hxg4 fxg4
  18. 18.Nc4 Ng5
  19. 19.Bxg5 Qxg5
  20. 20.Ne4 Qh4
  21. 21.Ncd6 Bd5
  22. 22.g3 Qe7
  23. 23.Re3 Kh8
  24. 24.Rf1 Bxa2
  25. 25.f4 Bd5
  26. 26.Rf2 Bh6
  27. 27.Nf6 Bf3
  28. 28.Rh2 Qg7
  29. 29.Qd3 Rxf6
  30. 30.exf6 Qxf6
  31. 31.Re5 Kg8
  32. 32.Rhxh5 a5
  33. 33.Ne4 Bxe4
  34. 34.Qxe4 Rb8
  35. 35.bxa5

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