Boris Gelfand vs Viswanathan Anand

Linares · 1991 · English Opening · 1-0 in 62 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 9
Date 1991.00.00
Opening English Opening (A26)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/1Q6/2N5/2Pp1p2/3PpP1p/4P2P/1K6/4q3 b - - 2 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d6
  2. 2.g3 e5
  3. 3.Bg2 g6
  4. 4.O-O Bg7
  5. 5.c4 Nc6
  6. 6.Nc3 Nf6
  7. 7.d3 O-O
  8. 8.Rb1 a5
  9. 9.Bg5 h6
  10. 10.Bxf6 Bxf6
  11. 11.a3 Re8
  12. 12.b4 axb4
  13. 13.axb4 Nd4
  14. 14.Nd2 Bg7
  15. 15.e3 Ne6
  16. 16.Qc2 c6
  17. 17.Ra1 Bd7
  18. 18.Nb3 Qc7
  19. 19.c5 d5
  20. 20.b5 Reb8
  21. 21.Na4 e4
  22. 22.d4 cxb5
  23. 23.Nb6 Rxa1
  24. 24.Nxa1 Bc6
  25. 25.Qa2 Rd8
  26. 26.Nc2 f5
  27. 27.f4 Qf7
  28. 28.Kh1 Bf8
  29. 29.Qa5 Qc7
  30. 30.Qc3 Qf7
  31. 31.Na3 g5
  32. 32.Rb1 Qe8
  33. 33.Qa5 Nc7
  34. 34.Bf1 gxf4
  35. 35.gxf4 Kh8
  36. 36.Be2 Be7
  37. 37.Qe1 Qg6
  38. 38.Qg3 Qe6
  39. 39.Nxb5 Nxb5
  40. 40.Bxb5 Rg8
  41. 41.Qh3 Kh7
  42. 42.Bxc6 bxc6
  43. 43.Rg1 Rxg1+
  44. 44.Kxg1 Kg6
  45. 45.Kf1 h5
  46. 46.Qg2+ Kf7
  47. 47.Qe2 Qg6
  48. 48.Nd7 Bf6
  49. 49.Nb8 Be7
  50. 50.Qg2 Qe6
  51. 51.Qb2 Qc8
  52. 52.Qb6 Bd8
  53. 53.Qa7+ Ke8
  54. 54.Ke2 h4
  55. 55.h3 Ba5
  56. 56.Kd1 Bc3
  57. 57.Qg7 Qe6
  58. 58.Qb7 Qg6
  59. 59.Nxc6 Qg1+
  60. 60.Kc2 Qf2+
  61. 61.Kxc3 Qe1+
  62. 62.Kb2

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