Boris Gelfand vs Viswanathan Anand

Amber Blindfold · 1999 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 28 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber Blindfold
Site Monte Carlo
Round 6
Date 1999.03.22
Opening English Opening (A39)
Moves 28
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Final Position

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

8/r3ppkp/5bp1/1r1P4/1p4P1/1P6/P1R1RPBP/6K1 b - - 2 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 g6
  5. 5.Bg2 Bg7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.d4 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Nxd4
  9. 9.Qxd4 d6
  10. 10.Qd3 a6
  11. 11.Bd2 Bf5
  12. 12.e4 Be6
  13. 13.b3 Nd7
  14. 14.Rac1 Nc5
  15. 15.Qe3 b5
  16. 16.cxb5 axb5
  17. 17.Rc2 Qd7
  18. 18.Rfc1 b4
  19. 19.Nd5 Bxd5
  20. 20.exd5 Rfb8
  21. 21.Qe2 Bf6
  22. 22.Be3 Qb5
  23. 23.Bxc5 Qxe2
  24. 24.Rxe2 dxc5
  25. 25.Rxc5 Ra7
  26. 26.Rc4 Kg7
  27. 27.g4 Rb5
  28. 28.Rcc2

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