Boris Gelfand vs Viswanathan Anand

Linares 14th · 1997 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 28 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares 14th
Site Linares
Round 2
Date 1997.02.05
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves 28
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Final Position

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

rr4k1/1b3pp1/4p2p/p2n4/3P4/5B2/1P1N1PPP/R1R3K1 w - - 1 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 dxc4
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Bxc4 c5
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.Bd3 cxd4
  8. 8.exd4 Be7
  9. 9.Ne5 Nc6
  10. 10.Nxc6 bxc6
  11. 11.Be3 O-O
  12. 12.Qc2 Qc7
  13. 13.Nd2 h6
  14. 14.Be2 Nd5
  15. 15.Rac1 a5
  16. 16.Qxc6 Qxc6
  17. 17.Rxc6 Nb4
  18. 18.Rc7 Bd8
  19. 19.Rc5 Be7
  20. 20.Rc7 Bd8
  21. 21.Rc5 Be7
  22. 22.Rcc1 Nxa2
  23. 23.Ra1 Nb4
  24. 24.Rfc1 Nd5
  25. 25.Bf3 Bb7
  26. 26.Nb3 Bb4
  27. 27.Bd2 Bxd2
  28. 28.Nxd2 Rfb8

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