Boris Gelfand vs Viswanathan Anand

Hoogovens · 1998 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 12
Date 1998.01.30
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D47)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

6k1/pr1r2pp/5b2/2p5/np6/4B3/PPRN1PPP/1R3K2 b - - 17 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bd3 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 b5
  8. 8.Bd3 Bb7
  9. 9.O-O b4
  10. 10.Ne4 Be7
  11. 11.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  12. 12.e4 O-O
  13. 13.e5 Nd7
  14. 14.Be4 Rb8
  15. 15.Be3 c5
  16. 16.Bxb7 Rxb7
  17. 17.d5 exd5
  18. 18.Qxd5 Rc7
  19. 19.e6 Nb6
  20. 20.exf7+ Rxf7
  21. 21.Qxd8+ Bxd8
  22. 22.Rac1 Rf5
  23. 23.Nd2 Na4
  24. 24.Rc2 Bf6
  25. 25.Rb1 Rd5
  26. 26.Kf1 Rdd7
  27. 27.Nc4 Rb7
  28. 28.Nd2 Rbc7
  29. 29.Nc4 Rb7
  30. 30.Nd2

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