Boris Gelfand vs Viswanathan Anand

Munich · 1991 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Munich
Site Munich
Round 10
Date 1991.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E32)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/2N5/pp5k/3K3P/PP6/8/3n4 b - - 8 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 O-O
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.Qxc3 b6
  7. 7.Bg5 Bb7
  8. 8.e3 h6
  9. 9.Bh4 d6
  10. 10.f3 Nbd7
  11. 11.O-O-O d5
  12. 12.c5 Bc6
  13. 13.cxb6 cxb6
  14. 14.Kb1 Rc8
  15. 15.Rc1 Bb7
  16. 16.Qe1 Rxc1+
  17. 17.Qxc1 Qa8
  18. 18.Bd3 a5
  19. 19.Qf1 e5
  20. 20.Ne2 e4
  21. 21.Bb5 Bc6
  22. 22.Nc3 exf3
  23. 23.gxf3 Re8
  24. 24.Qd3 Bxb5
  25. 25.Nxb5 Qc6
  26. 26.Re1 Nf8
  27. 27.Bg3 Ng6
  28. 28.Nd6 Re6
  29. 29.Rc1 Qd7
  30. 30.Nf5 Rc6
  31. 31.Rg1 Re6
  32. 32.Rc1 Rc6
  33. 33.Rg1 Re6
  34. 34.Be5 Nxe5
  35. 35.dxe5 Rxe5
  36. 36.Nxg7 Rg5
  37. 37.Rxg5 hxg5
  38. 38.Nf5 Qe6
  39. 39.Nd4 Qe5
  40. 40.Qf5 Qxf5+
  41. 41.Nxf5 Kf8
  42. 42.Kc2 Nd7
  43. 43.Kc3 Ne5
  44. 44.f4 gxf4
  45. 45.exf4 Ng6
  46. 46.Kd4 Nxf4
  47. 47.h4 f6
  48. 48.Ne3 b5
  49. 49.Nxd5 Ne6+
  50. 50.Ke4 Nc5+
  51. 51.Kd4 Ne6+
  52. 52.Ke3 Nc5
  53. 53.Nxf6 Na4
  54. 54.Nd7+ Kg7
  55. 55.b3 Nc3
  56. 56.Kd3 Nd1
  57. 57.Kd4 Kg6
  58. 58.Ne5+ Kh5
  59. 59.Nc6

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