Boris Gelfand vs Viswanathan Anand

Biel Interzonal · 1993 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 29 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Biel Interzonal
Site Biel
Round 8
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D47)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p5pk/1r2r3/7P/4bQ2/4P3/1P3P1P/5RK1 b - - 2 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Nf3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bd3 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 b5
  8. 8.Bd3 Bb7
  9. 9.a3 b4
  10. 10.Ne4 Nxe4
  11. 11.Bxe4 Qc7
  12. 12.axb4 Bxb4+
  13. 13.Bd2 Bxd2+
  14. 14.Nxd2 c5
  15. 15.Qc2 Qb6
  16. 16.dxc5 Qxc5
  17. 17.Qa4 Rb8
  18. 18.O-O O-O
  19. 19.Qxd7 Rfd8
  20. 20.Bxh7+ Kxh7
  21. 21.Qxf7 Rxd2
  22. 22.Ra4 Qg5
  23. 23.g3 e5
  24. 24.Rh4+ Qxh4
  25. 25.gxh4 Rd6
  26. 26.h5 Be4
  27. 27.Qe7 Rbb6
  28. 28.Qxe5 Re6
  29. 29.Qf4

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