Boris Gelfand vs Viswanathan Anand

Credit Suisse · 1997 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Credit Suisse
Site Biel
Round 8
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

1q1r4/r1R2pk1/4p1pp/8/p1QP3b/4PB1P/PPR3P1/6K1 b - - 15 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 dxc4
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  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.Rac1 Bb7
  15. 15.Ne4 Nd5
  16. 16.Qe2 Rfd8
  17. 17.Rfd1 a5
  18. 18.Nc5 Nxe3
  19. 19.fxe3 Bd6
  20. 20.h3 a4
  21. 21.Be4 Ra5
  22. 22.Nxb7 Qxb7
  23. 23.Rxc6 Qb8
  24. 24.Rdc1 g6
  25. 25.R1c2 Ra7
  26. 26.Qc4 Kg7
  27. 27.Bf3 Be7
  28. 28.Rc7 Bg5
  29. 29.Kf2 Bh4+
  30. 30.Kg1 Bg5
  31. 31.Kf2 Bh4+
  32. 32.Kg1

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