Boris Gelfand vs Viswanathan Anand

Amsterdam VSB · 1996 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amsterdam VSB
Site Amsterdam
Round 1
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

3r4/3rqbk1/p1p2p2/1pP3p1/3PPpP1/P1Q2P2/3R4/2R2BK1 b - - 16 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 a6
  3. 3.Bg5 Bg4
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bxf6 exf6
  6. 6.c4 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 Nc6
  8. 8.O-O Bd6
  9. 9.Nbd2 O-O
  10. 10.a3 Qd7
  11. 11.Qc2 f5
  12. 12.Bd3 Ne7
  13. 13.b4 Rad8
  14. 14.Rfc1 g6
  15. 15.Ne1 c6
  16. 16.Bf1 Bb8
  17. 17.g3 g5
  18. 18.Nd3 Nd5
  19. 19.Nc5 Qc8
  20. 20.Re1 Rfe8
  21. 21.Nc4 Re7
  22. 22.Bg2 Rde8
  23. 23.Qd2 h6
  24. 24.f3 Bh5
  25. 25.e4 b5
  26. 26.Na5 Nb6
  27. 27.Rac1 f4
  28. 28.g4 Bg6
  29. 29.Nd3 Re6
  30. 30.Qc2 Qd7
  31. 31.Qf2 Na4
  32. 32.Nb3 Rd6
  33. 33.Bf1 Rd8
  34. 34.Red1 Qe8
  35. 35.Ndc5 Nxc5
  36. 36.bxc5 R6d7
  37. 37.Rd2 Qe6
  38. 38.Rd3 Bc7
  39. 39.Qd2 h5
  40. 40.h3 hxg4
  41. 41.hxg4 f6
  42. 42.Rd1 Bf7
  43. 43.Na5 Bxa5
  44. 44.Qxa5 Qe7
  45. 45.Qc3 Rc7
  46. 46.R3d2 Kg7
  47. 47.Rc1 Rcd7
  48. 48.Rcd1 Rc7
  49. 49.Ra1 Rb8
  50. 50.Qa5 Rd7
  51. 51.Rc1 Rbd8
  52. 52.Qc3

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