Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

Legends of Chess Prelim · 2020 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Legends of Chess Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 7.2
Date 2020.07.27
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2n1r3/p6P/2p2R2/2P3pk/2P3N1/6K1/6P1/8 b - - 2 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 e6
  4. 4.Bxc6 bxc6
  5. 5.d3 Qc7
  6. 6.O-O Ne7
  7. 7.h4 e5
  8. 8.h5 h6
  9. 9.Nh2 d6
  10. 10.f4 exf4
  11. 11.Bxf4 g5
  12. 12.Bd2 Bg7
  13. 13.Bc3 O-O
  14. 14.Bxg7 Kxg7
  15. 15.Qd2 Be6
  16. 16.Qc3+ f6
  17. 17.Nd2 Rf7
  18. 18.Rf2 Raf8
  19. 19.Raf1 Qb6
  20. 20.Nc4 Qb8
  21. 21.b3 d5
  22. 22.Nb2 Qb4
  23. 23.Na4 Qxc3
  24. 24.Nxc3 f5
  25. 25.Na4 c4
  26. 26.Nc5 Bc8
  27. 27.bxc4 dxe4
  28. 28.dxe4 fxe4
  29. 29.Nxe4 Rxf2
  30. 30.Rxf2 Rd8
  31. 31.Nf1 Rd4
  32. 32.Nfg3 Be6
  33. 33.c5 Bxa2
  34. 34.c3 Rd1+
  35. 35.Kh2 Be6
  36. 36.Nd6 Re1
  37. 37.c4 Nc8
  38. 38.Ngf5+ Bxf5
  39. 39.Nxf5+ Kh7
  40. 40.Rd2 Re5
  41. 41.Rd7+ Kg8
  42. 42.Nxh6+ Kf8
  43. 43.Ng4 Re7
  44. 44.Rd1 Re4
  45. 45.Rf1+ Kg7
  46. 46.h6+ Kg6
  47. 47.Rf6+ Kh5
  48. 48.h7 Re8
  49. 49.Kg3

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