Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

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

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event 35th Leon GM 2022
Site Leon ESP
Round 2.4
Date 2022.07.10
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1k6/p6R/2p1Np2/2p2r2/2Pb1P2/1P6/P4P2/5K2 b - - 0 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 Qc7
  7. 7.h4 e5
  8. 8.h5 f6
  9. 9.Nf1 d5
  10. 10.c4 Be6
  11. 11.b3 O-O-O
  12. 12.Qe2 g5
  13. 13.hxg6 Nxg6
  14. 14.Ng3 dxc4
  15. 15.dxc4 Nf4
  16. 16.Bxf4 exf4
  17. 17.Nf5 Rg8
  18. 18.Kf1 Bd6
  19. 19.Rd1 Bxf5
  20. 20.exf5 Qg7
  21. 21.Ne1 Bc7
  22. 22.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  23. 23.Rh3 Kb7
  24. 24.Nd3 Qf8
  25. 25.Rxh7 Qd6
  26. 26.Ne1 Kb8
  27. 27.Qe6 Qe5
  28. 28.Qxe5 Bxe5
  29. 29.Ke2 Bc3
  30. 30.Nd3 f3+
  31. 31.gxf3 Re8+
  32. 32.Kf1 Bd4
  33. 33.Nf4 Re5
  34. 34.Ne6 Rxf5
  35. 35.f4

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