Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand

Levitov Chess Week Rapid · 2023 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Levitov Chess Week Rapid
Site Amsterdam NED
Round 17.4
Date 2023.09.26
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r2/6R1/p3k3/1p1pP2b/1P3P2/PN2K2p/7P/8 b - - 2 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 e6
  4. 4.O-O Nge7
  5. 5.Re1 a6
  6. 6.Bf1 d5
  7. 7.d3 d4
  8. 8.e5 Nd5
  9. 9.c4 dxc3
  10. 10.Nxc3 Be7
  11. 11.d4 O-O
  12. 12.Nxd5 Qxd5
  13. 13.dxc5 Qxd1
  14. 14.Rxd1 Bxc5
  15. 15.a3 h6
  16. 16.b4 Ba7
  17. 17.Bb2 Ne7
  18. 18.Rac1 b5
  19. 19.Bd4 Nd5
  20. 20.Bxa7 Rxa7
  21. 21.Nd4 Bd7
  22. 22.Nb3 Rc8
  23. 23.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  24. 24.Rc1 Bd7
  25. 25.g3 Kf8
  26. 26.Bg2 Ke7
  27. 27.Bxd5 exd5
  28. 28.f4 Bf5
  29. 29.Kf2 Bd3
  30. 30.Rc5 Bc4
  31. 31.Na5 Kd7
  32. 32.Ke3 h5
  33. 33.Rc6 Ra8
  34. 34.Kd4 h4
  35. 35.g4 Be2
  36. 36.g5 h3
  37. 37.g6 fxg6
  38. 38.Rxg6 Rf8
  39. 39.Ke3 Bh5
  40. 40.Rxg7+ Ke6
  41. 41.Nb3

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