Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

35th Leon GM 2022 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 0-1 in 34 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 0-1
Event 35th Leon GM 2022
Site Leon ESP
Round 2.5
Date 2022.07.10
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3r2k1/p6p/2p5/2N5/1P2P1p1/2P1np2/P4RPP/6K1 w - - 3 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 e6
  4. 4.Bxc6 bxc6
  5. 5.d3 Ne7
  6. 6.Nbd2 d6
  7. 7.e5 Nf5
  8. 8.exd6 Bxd6
  9. 9.Nc4 Be7
  10. 10.O-O f6
  11. 11.Nfd2 O-O
  12. 12.Ne4 e5
  13. 13.b3 Be6
  14. 14.Ba3 Bxc4
  15. 15.dxc4 Nd4
  16. 16.Bxc5 Bxc5
  17. 17.Nxc5 Qe7
  18. 18.Na4 Rad8
  19. 19.c3 Ne6
  20. 20.Qf3 Qc7
  21. 21.Rad1 f5
  22. 22.Rxd8 Nxd8
  23. 23.Nc5 Qe7
  24. 24.b4 e4
  25. 25.Qf4 g5
  26. 26.Qe3 Nf7
  27. 27.f3 Ne5
  28. 28.fxe4 f4
  29. 29.Qe2 g4
  30. 30.Nd3 f3
  31. 31.Qe3 Nxc4
  32. 32.Qc5 Qxc5+
  33. 33.Nxc5 Ne3
  34. 34.Rf2 Rd8

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